# N3966M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 19, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3966M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3966M

## Aircraft that carried N3966M

- [Cancelled 1997-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966M-1997-03-19): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R7803205. Owner: [Ranschau Paul G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANSCHAU%20PAUL%20G), [Powell, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Powell)
- [Cancelled 1961-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966M-1961-03-27): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2849, built 1947. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cape Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Glens Falls, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Glens%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N3966M (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 CHI96FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA038), Nov 23, 1995: Piper PA-28-201T (N3966M), Belvidere, SD, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's attempted visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, his failure to maintain control of the airplane, and exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane. Factors in the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3966M (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 19951123045339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951123045339A), Nov 23, 1995: Piper PA28R201T (N3966M), Belvidere, SD, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Broke up inflight. Airmets for icing snow freezing rain in area. Spiral dive and overstress pullup. Aft CG limits. (-23) on November 23, 1995, at approximately…

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