# N2966X: 1979 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2018-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7940233
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 10, 2004
- Last registry action: May 10, 2013
- Mode S code: A30F04
- Owner when cancelled: [Limb-A-Nator LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIMB-A-NATOR%20LLC)
- Location: [O Fallon, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/O%20Fallon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8575° N, 90.7253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63366, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2966X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2966X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2966X-2018-03-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CEN15FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA268), Jun 14, 2015: Piper PA 32 (N2966X), Cuba, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into thunderstorm activity, which resulted in his loss of airplane control, the exceedance of the airplane's design limits, and its subsequent in-flight breakup.…

## 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 20150614009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614009359A), Jun 14, 2015: Piper PA-32-300 (N2966X), Cuba, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On Sunday June 14, 2015 at 07:46 CDT, a 1979 Piper saratoga PA-32-300, N2966X was destroyed upon impacting the ground near Cuba, MO. The aircraft had departed…

## Other aircraft with N2966X

- [Cancelled 1970-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2966X-1970-06-05): Cessna 177, S/N 17700366. Owner: [Renton Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENTON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)

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