# N3868W: 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: November 12, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3868W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3868W

## Aircraft that carried N3868W

- [Cancelled 1996-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3868W-1996-11-12): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32812. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Horn Tiemann N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORN%20TIEMANN%20N), [West Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Chester)

## NTSB investigations on N3868W (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 NYC96LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA171), Aug 23, 1996: Piper PA-32-260 (N3868W), Coatsville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of suitable landing areas.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3868W (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 19960823023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823023519A), Aug 23, 1996: Piper PA32260 (N3868W), Chester County, Substantial damage. Developed engine problem tried to land at airport, crashed in wooded area off runway.

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