# N3953R: 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 11, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3953R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3953R

## Aircraft that carried N3953R

- [Cancelled 2008-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3953R-2008-12-11): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-5858, built 1970. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Empire Aero Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMPIRE%20AERO%20CLUB%20INC), [Sebastopol, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sebastopol)

## NTSB investigations on N3953R (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 LAX06LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA068), Dec 25, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N3953R), Hopland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the low clouds.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3953R (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 20051224030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051224030449A), Dec 24, 2005: Piper PA28180 (N3953R), Ukiah, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Received report of witness, who driving south on hwy 101 at approximately 2300 hours, 10 mi. South of Ukiah, CA, observed an aircraft operating below a…

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