# N3073W: 1979 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2021-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2021
- Exported to: Belize
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- 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: 32-7940081
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1981
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2017
- Last registry action: November 19, 2019
- Mode S code: A33C29
- Owner when cancelled: [Wings Of Hope](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20OF%20HOPE)
- Location: [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6442° N, 90.6514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63005, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3073W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3073W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3073W-2021-10-27

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR BIER960039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BIER960039), Dec 24, 1996: TRIM TAB. CRACKED. DURING REMOVAL OF HORIZONTAL STABILATOR TRIM TAB HINGES FOR REPLACEMENT, FOUND BOTH TRIM TABS CRACKED UNDER CONTROL HORN ATTACHMENT. CRACKS NOT VISIBLE WITH TAB
- [SDR BIER950005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BIER950005), Feb 22, 1995: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. AT COMPLIANCE WITH PIPERS SB 977, FOUND WING REAR ATTACH FITTING, LEFT, FLAKING AT POINT WHERE BRACKET PASSES THROUGH AIRCRAFT SKIN. REMOVED FITTING AND REPLACE

## 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 CEN18WA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA379), Aug 29, 2018: Piper PA32 (N3073W), Belize City, Belize, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19880309013259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880309013259I), Mar 9, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N3073W), Richmond, VA. Complete loss of electrical power. Found a broken alternator belt. Replaced. All systems checked normal.

## Other aircraft with N3073W

- [Cancelled 1974-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3073W-1974-10-31): Beech V35B, S/N D-9554, built 1973. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Chaparral Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPARRAL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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