# N3212W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1997-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3212
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1994
- Last registry action: May 21, 1997
- Mode S code: A374BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Tennessee Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TENNESSEE%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Jackson, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Jackson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5882° N, 88.8534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38301, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3212W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3212W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3212W-1997-08-21

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 CHI91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA070), Jan 13, 1991: Piper PA-32-260 (N3212W), Marshall, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE PILOT(S) AND SUBSEQUENT ICING OF THE PIPER PA-32'S AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A PERCEIVED…

## 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 19910113000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910113000399A), Jan 13, 1991: Piper PA32260 (N3212W), Marshall, IL, Destroyed. Made letdown through cloud deck VFR.narrowly missed radio tower below clouds. Engine,surged hit trees. Icing .

## Other aircraft with N3212W

- [Cancelled 2020-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3212W-2020-04-21): Kneppers Chris J ROTORWAY 162F, S/N 6474, built 2005. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Kneppers Chris J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNEPPERS%20CHRIS%20J), [Hopewell, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hopewell)

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