# N3040Z: 1959 Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 2012-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-6994
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1959
- Last registry action: April 18, 1985
- Mode S code: A3309E
- Location: [Sprotswood, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Sprotswood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3936° N, 74.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08884, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3040Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3040Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3040Z-2012-09-05

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-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 NYC84LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA230), Jul 4, 1984: Piper PA-22-160 (N3040Z), Bargaintown, NJ, destroyed

## 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 19840704029629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840704029629A), Jul 4, 1984: Piper PA22160 (N3040Z), Bargaintown, NJ, Destroyed. Dropped banner. Pullup to go around encountered downdraft end of field. Turned to avoid trees sinking and hit same

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