# N3952W: 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: December 1, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3952W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3952W

## Aircraft that carried N3952W

- [Cancelled 2023-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3952W-2023-12-01): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-936. Owner: [Halbrook Shane A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALBROOK%20SHANE%20A), [Avon, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Avon)

## NTSB investigations on N3952W (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 CEN22FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA131), Feb 23, 2022: Piper PA-32-260 (N3952W), Fostoria, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control in night instrument meteorological conditions during the procedure turn of an instrument approach due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in a collision…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3952W (2)

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 20220222007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220222007139A), Feb 22, 2022: Piper PA-32-260 (N3952W), Fostoria, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N3952W departed effingham airport Indiana (1H2) to findlay airport (fdy). Pilot requested vectors to the RNAV runway 25 approach at fdy. Aircraft was having a…
- [Incident 19780218007139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218007139I), Feb 18, 1978: Piper PA32260 (N3952W), Mount Comfort, IN, Minor damage. Pilot intended to fly locally after recent blizzard. Engine quit after takeoff due to snow packed in engine cowl.

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