# N3116Z: 1960 Piper PA-22-150, registration cancelled 1973-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-7061
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1973
- Mode S code: A34DCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Sigler Ralph L /Sigler Beverly A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIGLER%20RALPH%20L%20%2FSIGLER%20BEVERLY%20A)
- Location: [Bishop, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bishop)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3116Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3116Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116Z-1973-12-11

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-22-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150.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 LAX74AL024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL024), Sep 29, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N3116Z), Grover City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19730929034249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929034249A), Sep 29, 1973: Piper PA22 (N3116Z), Grover City, CA, Destroyed. OBS stated heavy fog in area. Acft hit trees.

## Other aircraft with N3116Z

- [Cancelled 2002-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116Z-2002-01-30): Fairchild SA227-AC, S/N AC-598, built 1984. Exported to Bahamas. Owner: [Metro III Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METRO%20III%20HOLDINGS%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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