# N3157D: 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: May 21, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3157D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3157D

## Aircraft that carried N3157D

- [Cancelled 1991-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3157D-1991-05-21): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 3247. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Morgan William T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORGAN%20WILLIAM%20T), [Sparta, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Sparta)
- [Cancelled 1955-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3157D-1955-08-29): Cessna 180, S/N 31955. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N3157D (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 ATL80FKW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKW16), Jul 8, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3157D), Sparta, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3157D (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 19800708024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708024189A), Jul 8, 1980: Piper PA32260 (N3157D), Sparta, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial takeoff climb. Crash-landed off end of runway. Found fuel selector on empty tank.

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