# N3257N: Jenkins Eugene Chad WAG A BOND PA-17

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jenkins Eugene Chad WAG A BOND PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/jenkins-eugene-chad-wag-a-bond-pa-17) (registry code 05630K6, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 1261
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: January 11, 2011
- Expires: January 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A3843D
- Registered owner: [Jenkins Eugene Chad](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENKINS%20EUGENE%20CHAD)
- Location: [Sandy Valley, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Sandy%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7695° N, 115.5159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89019, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3257N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257N

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Jenkins Eugene Chad WAG A BOND PA-17)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3257N.

## NTSB investigations on N3257N not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 ANC82DAA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA20), Sep 22, 1982: Piper J3 (N3257N), Near Nome, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC72DAG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG47), Sep 20, 1971: Piper J3C-65 (N3257N), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3257N.

## Reports on N3257N not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3257N, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19820922048849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820922048849A), Sep 22, 1982: Piper J3 (N3257N), Nome, AK, Destroyed. Lost control attempting VFR flight through a mountain pass in unfavorable weather conditions. Near vertical impact.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3257N

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3257N before.

- [Cancelled 1995-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257N-1995-12-19): Beech 58, S/N TH1757. Exported to Czech Republic. Owner: [Rangeflyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGEFLYERS%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257N-undated): Piper J3C-65, S/N 22447. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Jenkins Eugene Chad WAG A BOND PA-17 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/jenkins-eugene-chad-wag-a-bond-pa-17/aircraft.md

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