# N3039B: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2012-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-7985019
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1994
- Last registry action: July 14, 2009
- Mode S code: A32E0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Riedlin Vernon M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIEDLIN%20VERNON%20M%20JR)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3334° N, 121.7817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95148, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3039B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3039B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3039B-2012-09-25

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 (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 LAX06FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA054), Dec 10, 2005: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N3039B), Kingsburg, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions during descent, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Fog, low ceiling, and…

## 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 20051210029049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051210029049A), Dec 10, 2005: Piper PA32RT300 (N3039B), Visalia, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) N3039B, a PA-32RT-300 departed reid hill-view (krhv) airport san jose, California VFR on 12/10/2005 at 10:26 am PST with a destination of Visalia (kvis),…

## Other aircraft with N3039B

- [Cancelled 1955-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3039B-1955-10-07): Cessna 190, S/N 7922. Exported to Chile. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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