N38781 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J3C-65. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 20, 1955. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Piper J3C-65 cancelled October 20, 1955
- Serial number
- 7258
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 30, 1953
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Seven-Eleven Flying Club (Corporation)
Chicago, IL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N38781
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32R-300 · serial 32R 7780472
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND, THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY, AND HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site