# N3046H: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 6, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3046H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3046H

## Aircraft that carried N3046H

- [Cancelled 2019-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3046H-2019-09-06): Piper PA-32RT-300, S/N 32R-7985046, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Crilly Ferris A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRILLY%20FERRIS%20A), [Bristow, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Bristow)
- [Cancelled 1951-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3046H-1951-08-07): Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, S/N 3671, built 1946. Owner: [Wetzel August](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WETZEL%20AUGUST), [American Falls, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/American%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N3046H (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA16CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA110), Jan 19, 2016: Piper PA32RT (N3046H), Melfa, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusting crosswind during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, impact with a structure, and subsequent postimpact fire.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3046H (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20160119000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160119000199A), Jan 19, 2016: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N3046H), Melfa, VA, Destroyed. Aircraft was on short final to runway 3 when gusting wind blew aircraft off to side of runway. Winds reported at 310 degrees (80 degree left crosswind) 15…

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