# N3015L: 1979 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2005-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- 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: 32R-7985067
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 19, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1995
- Last registry action: May 18, 2004
- Mode S code: A3261B
- Owner when cancelled: [Ten Hi Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEN%20HI%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lakewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Lakewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6882° N, 105.0895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80232, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3015L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3015L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3015L-2005-07-15

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-32RT-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300.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 DEN05FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA066), Apr 7, 2005: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N3015L), Broomfield, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factor's included the quartering tailwind, and the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision making.
- [NTSB DEN01LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA149), Aug 18, 2001: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N3015L), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the mechanic's failure to perform an airworthiness directive, which resulted in the loss of engine oil through a partially failed oil filter converter plate gasket, and subsequent failure of a…

## 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 20050407006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050407006769A), Apr 7, 2005: Piper PA32RT300 (N3015L), Denver, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Cleared to land 29R, he acknowledged, landed hard, left gear broke off, a/c burst into flames and ran off the right side of the runway.
- [Accident 20010818023889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010818023889A), Aug 18, 2001: Piper PA32RT300 (N3015L), Rocksprings, WY, No damage. (-23) After the engine failed, the pilot could not see well as oil was covering the windscreen, he elected to land gear up on a dirt road.

## Other aircraft with N3015L

- [Cancelled 2018-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3015L-2018-01-03): Destiny Powered Parachutes 2003, S/N 300468, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schaefer Timothy E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHAEFER%20TIMOTHY%20E), [Elk River, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Elk%20River)
- [Cancelled 1967-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3015L-1967-03-22): Cessna 310J, S/N 310J0015. Exported to Uruguay. Owner: [South American Aircraft Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20AMERICAN%20AIRCRAFT%20CO%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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