# N15866: Piper PA-34-200, registration cancelled 1997-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 347350102
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1995
- Last registry action: August 30, 1995
- Mode S code: A0EB30
- Owners when cancelled: [Smith Paul G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20PAUL%20G), [Smith Betty J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20BETTY%20J)
- Location: [Norman, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Norman)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2116° N, 97.5010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73072, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15866
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15866
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15866-1997-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-34-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL95FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA162), Aug 23, 1995: Piper PA-34-200 (N15866), Double Springs, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures for loss of engine power, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19950823030439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823030439A), Aug 23, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N15866), Double Spring, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost left engine circling slow and wobbly. Below VMC rolled. Hit trees. Fuel tanks were empty. Misused se procedure

## Other aircraft with N15866

- [Cancelled 1948-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15866-1948-05-06): Rearwin 7000, S/N 472, built 1936. Owner: [Nu-Hi-Ways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NU-HI-WAYS%20INC), [Cudahy, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Cudahy)

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