# N216BC: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2000-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-40135
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1980
- Last registry action: June 20, 2000
- Mode S code: A1CFE8
- Owners when cancelled: [Worden Keith DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORDEN%20KEITH%20DBA), [Worden Electric Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORDEN%20ELECTRIC%20CO)
- Location: [Sheridan, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Sheridan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8325° N, 106.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82801, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=216BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216BC-2000-11-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 SEA00FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA080), Apr 29, 2000: Piper PA-32-300 (N216BC), Fort Smith, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors include low ceilings, snow, rain, and rising, mountainous/hilly terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20000429005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429005789A), Apr 29, 2000: N216BC, Forth Smith, MT, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Departed helna, Montana, to sheridan, Wyoming. Struck terrain 10 NM ssw of ft. Smith, Montana. Weather at billings and sheridan reported as layered…
- [Incident 19800130020369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800130020369I), Jan 30, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N216BC), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Low fuel flow after level-off. Returned to departure point. Hit trees on approach. No mechanical defects found.

## Other aircraft with N216BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216BC): American Champion 8GCBC, S/N 493-2007, built 2007

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