# N3242W: 1965 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2013-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 32-57
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1965
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1979
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A37FDF
- Owners when cancelled: [Reynolds Tommy B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REYNOLDS%20TOMMY%20B), [Reynolds Kay F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REYNOLDS%20KAY%20F)
- Location: [Painesville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Painesville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6982° N, 81.2131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44077, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3242W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3242W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3242W-2013-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ATL81FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA019), Nov 30, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3242W), Hilton Head, SC, destroyed, 5 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 19801130072912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130072912A), Nov 30, 1980: Piper PA32260 (N3242W), Hilton Head, SC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Was struck by another aircraft N7516B while in level flight. Other aircraft on converging course banked into N3242W

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