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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:J-3C-85
    Construction Number:20589
    Last Civil Registration:N7116H
    Compressed ID:Piper J-3C-85 cn 20589 cr N7116H
    Latest Owner or Location:Roger A. Starr Trustee, Canby, OR

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a J-3C-85 by Piper.

    28 March 1949

    To McPherson Bros, Midland, OR with new c/r N7329H.

    2 November 1951

    Civil registration, N7329H, cancelled.

    20 February 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7116H (J3C-85, 20589) issued.

    7 July 1980

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Hood River, OR, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    28 May 1987

    To J 3 Limited, Wilsonville, OR with new c/r N7116H.

    9 July 2004


    Photographer: Nick Taylor
    Notes: Rare conversion of a Cub to a tricycle gear setup. On display at the West Coast Piper Cub Fly-In Lompoc, CA (KLPC).

    9 July 2004


    Photographer: Nick Taylor
    Notes: Rare conversion of a Cub to a tricycle gear setup. On display at the West Coast Piper Cub Fly-In Lompoc, CA (KLPC).

    9 July 2004


    Photographer: Nick Taylor
    Notes: Rare conversion of a Cub to a tricycle gear setup. On display at the West Coast Piper Cub Fly-In Lompoc, CA (KLPC).

    9 July 2004


    Photographer: Nick Taylor
    Notes: Rare conversion of a Cub to a tricycle gear setup. On display at the West Coast Piper Cub Fly-In Lompoc, CA (KLPC).

    9 August 2016

    To Roger A. Starr, Canby, OR keeping c/r N7116H.

    12 August 2019

    To Roger A. Starr, Canby, OR keeping c/r N7116H.

    15 October 2022

    To unknown owner with c/r N7116H.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Canby, OR.

    6 March 2023

    To Roger A. Starr Trustee, Canby, OR keeping c/r N7116H.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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