# N3079Z: Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 1971-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 22-7043
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1968
- Mode S code: A33CFE
- Owner when cancelled: [William Joyner Bronson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAM%20JOYNER%20BRONSON)
- Location: [Manhattan Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Manhattan%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3079Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3079Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3079Z-1971-01-28

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 OAK70AP044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70AP044), Feb 15, 1970: Piper PA-22 (N3079Z), Clovis, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3079Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3079Z): Maule MX-7-180A, S/N 20007C, built 1994

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