# N3948W: 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: April 26, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3948W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3948W

## Aircraft that carried N3948W

- [Cancelled 2012-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3948W-2012-04-26): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-934, built 1967. First renewal notice. Owner: [Lawler Monty M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWLER%20MONTY%20M), [Kasilof, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kasilof)

## NTSB investigations on N3948W (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 ANC07CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA105), Sep 21, 2007: Piper PA-32 (N3948W), Chenega Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a collision with a ditch during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the ditch.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3948W (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 20070921021269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070921021269A), Sep 21, 2007: Piper PA32260 (N3948W), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During an attempt to land on the established airstrip, the aircraft touched down and hit a washout which was about one foot wide and two feet deep. In…

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