# N3229W: 1965 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2025-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-39
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1968
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A37966
- Owner when cancelled: [Ford Rod B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20ROD%20B)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7227° N, 97.0807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76010, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3229W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3229W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3229W-2025-04-30

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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW69A0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0083), May 18, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N3229W), Keller, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW68D0345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0345), Oct 29, 1967: Piper PA-32 (N3229W), Del Rio, TX, substantial damage

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