# N3494M: 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: April 16, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3494M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3494M

## Aircraft that carried N3494M

- [Cancelled 2013-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3494M-2013-04-16): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7816348, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Reigers Gilbert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REIGERS%20GILBERT%20J), [Big Bear Lake, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Big%20Bear%20Lake)
- [Cancelled 1971-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3494M-1971-04-30): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2338. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Danville Flying Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANVILLE%20FLYING%20INC), [Danville, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Danville)

## NTSB investigations on N3494M (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 LAX79FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FAMS3), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N3494M), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3494M (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 19790701033399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701033399A), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N3494M), CA, Damage unknown. Departed on night flight from santa barbara to oceano CA. Became missing. Possible factors; fatigue, skill & fog.

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