# N3285W: 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: March 13, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3285W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3285W

## Aircraft that carried N3285W

- [Cancelled 2018-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3285W-2018-03-13): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-509, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lets Go Ballooning Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETS%20GO%20BALLOONING%20INC), [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)
- [Cancelled 1992-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3285W-1992-05-15): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32116. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Marion A Allen Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARION%20A%20ALLEN%20INC), [Fort Valley, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Fort%20Valley)

## NTSB investigations on N3285W (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 ATL87FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA012), Oct 28, 1986: Piper PA-32-260 (N3285W), Lawrenceville, GA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3285W (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 19861028052109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028052109A), Oct 28, 1986: Piper PA32260 (N3285W), Lawrenceville, GA, Destroyed. The engine failed for unknown reasons. The aircraft struck a tree and a house. Suspect carburetor icing.

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