# N3100Z: 1959 Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 22-7037
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 1959
- Certificate issued: July 23, 1994
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A34941
- Owner when cancelled: [Poppe David P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POPPE%20DAVID%20P)
- Location: [North Pole, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/North%20Pole)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7739° N, 147.2672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99705, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3100Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3100Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3100Z-2013-09-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (3)

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 ANC98LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA133), Aug 28, 1998: Piper PA-22 (N3100Z), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed action to abort the landing. Factors associated with the accident were a tail wind, and rising terrain.
- [NTSB ANC88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA040), Mar 23, 1988: Piper PA-22 (N3100Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81FAA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAA14), May 15, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N3100Z), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19980828022479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828022479A), Aug 28, 1998: Piper PA22160 (N3100Z), Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing. (-23)on 8/29/98 the pilot david paul poppe, was approaching to land at an unimproved gravel bar landing strip that was approx. 8-900…
- [Accident 19880323007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880323007909A), Mar 23, 1988: Piper PA22160 (N3100Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with a snowbank and flipped inverted while landing on a snow covered frozen lake.
- [Accident 19810515027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810515027299A), May 15, 1981: Piper PA22160 (N3100Z), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Ground-looped landing in light crosswind.

## Other aircraft with N3100Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3100Z): Cameron Balloons US A-250, S/N 7046, built 2026

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