# N3966X: 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: March 28, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3966X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3966X

## Aircraft that carried N3966X

- [Cancelled 1991-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966X-1991-03-28): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R7535369. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Sexauer Louis H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEXAUER%20LOUIS%20H), [Perryville, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Perryville)

## NTSB investigations on N3966X (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 CHI91FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA091), Feb 6, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3966X), Dutchtown, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LOSS OF CONTROL.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3966X (3)

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 19910206001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910206001679A), Feb 6, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N3966X), Cape Girardeau, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control while executing an ILS approach. Airframe failure from overstress. Spatial disorientation a factor.
- [Incident 19890703036399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703036399I), Jul 3, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N3966X), Fort Leavenwort, KS. Pilot landed on a closed runway that was marked and notamed as closed.
- [Incident 19860328018419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328018419I), Mar 28, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N3966X), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Landed gear up while making a power off practice landing.

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