# N3999W: 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: September 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3999W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3999W

## Aircraft that carried N3999W

- [Cancelled 2013-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3999W-2013-09-23): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-967, built 1967. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Rejlek Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REJLEK%20RICHARD%20C), [Phillips Ranch, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Phillips%20Ranch)

## NTSB investigations on N3999W (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 DEN89FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA209), Sep 7, 1989: Piper PA-32-260 (N3999W), Lk Havasu City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S ATTENTION DIVERTED OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE. THIS DIVERSION RESULTED IN THE PILOT FAILING TO MONITOR HIS ALTITUDE WHILE IN A DESCENDING TURN AND INADVERTENTLY FLYING THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WATER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3999W (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 19890907033979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890907033979A), Sep 7, 1989: Piper PA32260 (N3999W), Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tight, low altitude turns over friends boat at low speed resulted in stall and impact with lake.
- [Incident 19780310014709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014709I), Mar 10, 1978: Piper PA32260 (N3999W), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to drift into snowbank after liftoff. The damaged main collapsed after touchdown.

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