# N3027Z: Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 1984-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-6981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 6, 1972
- Last registry action: November 5, 1984
- Mode S code: A32A25
- Owners when cancelled: [Poczekaj John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POCZEKAJ%20JOHN%20P), [Aviation Technology Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20TECHNOLOGY%20DEPT), [Schnitker Peggy J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNITKER%20PEGGY%20J%20DBA), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Melrose Park, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Melrose%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9167° N, 87.9012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60164, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3027Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3027Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3027Z-1984-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-22-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160.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 CHI79FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA057), Jul 4, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N3027Z), St Charles, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19790704040799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704040799A), Jul 4, 1979: Piper PA22160 (N3027Z), St Charles, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control of airplane on night flight with rain, fog & thunderstorms in area. No ground reference lights.

## Other aircraft with N3027Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3027Z): Piper PA-22-160, S/N 22-6248, built 1958
- [Cancelled 2014-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3027Z-2014-10-27): Bradley Troy BRADLEY GAS 014, S/N 2004, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bradley Troy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRADLEY%20TROY), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.