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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N98542

N98542 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J3C-65 built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 12, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper J3C-65 cancelled February 12, 2018

Serial number
18754
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1946
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 20, 1989
Last FAA action
August 31, 2012
Last owner
Browne Paul A (Individual)
Exeter, RI
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N98542

NYC95LA036Accident on November 25, 1994 at Waldoboro, ME: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J3C · serial 18732

The pilot's premature lift off which resulted in insufficient climb performance and collision with trees.

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