# N3004U: 1979 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2017-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7990331
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1991
- Last registry action: September 7, 2000
- Mode S code: A32249
- Owner when cancelled: [Candace A Larned Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANDACE%20A%20LARNED%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8089° N, 118.1785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90806, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3004U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3004U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3004U-2017-05-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX05LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA183), May 21, 2005: Piper PA-28-181 (N3004U), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to refuel the airplane prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX99LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA268), Aug 17, 1999: Piper PA-28-181 (N3004U), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to ensure that sufficient fuel was on board to complete the flight, and, the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20050520010599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050520010599A), May 20, 2005: Piper PA28181 (N3004U), Avalon, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported engine problem to avx tower, requested straight in to rwy 22. Tower manager saw aircraft turning and weaving back and forth on approach,…
- [Accident 19990816012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816012309A), Aug 16, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N3004U), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Acft reported fuel emergency prior to forced landing in a tomato field 1 mile n of Sacramento int'l airpor. 1 serious, 2 minor injuries. (-23)aircraft departed…
- [Incident 19961231043489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961231043489I), Dec 31, 1996: Piper PA28181 (N3004U), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: at approximately 1625 on 12-31-96, while landing at Long Beach airport, aircraft N3004U swerved off the pavement and struck a taxiway sign. The…
- [Incident 19890827045479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827045479I), Aug 27, 1989: Piper PA28181 (N3004U), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Bolt attaching right gear to wing missing and holes were elongated.
- [Incident 19860901062109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860901062109I), Sep 1, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N3004U), Blythe, CA, Minor damage. Fuel exhausted and pilot did not think to change tanks after engine quit.

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