# N3781A: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 3, 1995
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3781A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3781A

## Aircraft that carried N3781A

- [Cancelled 1995-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3781A-1995-07-03): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 222023. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Van Fossen Dennis Wesley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20FOSSEN%20DENNIS%20WESLEY), [Yucaipa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yucaipa)

## NTSB investigations on N3781A (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 SEA91LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA218), Aug 22, 1991: Piper PA-22-135 (N3781A), Mead, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT, AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDIITON.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3781A (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 19910822036239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036239A), Aug 22, 1991: Piper PA22135 (N3781A), Mead, WA, Destroyed. Began downwind takeoff near gross and hot day. Unable to lift aborted. Ran off end runway into construction debris.

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