# N3256R: 1969 Piper PA-28R-180, registration cancelled 2015-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-31253
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1969
- Last registry action: September 8, 2015
- Mode S code: A3841D
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3256R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3256R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3256R-2015-10-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-28R-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180.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 NYC94LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA163), Sep 1, 1994: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3256R), Vine Grove, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's (1) inadequate compensation for wind conditions and (2) failure to align with the runway during landing touch down.

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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.

- [Incident 20150218001499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150218001499I), Feb 18, 2015: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3256R), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. On approach winds were gusting at 30 knots at 300 on runway 26. Pilot was using heavy left rudder with a slip to the right. At approximately 30 feet altitude…
- [Incident 20020625020759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020625020759I), Jun 25, 2002: Piper PA28R180 (N3256R), Chillicothe, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Enroute from college park, pa to louisville, KY two hours into flight pilot noticed oil drops on windshield. Tried to divert to circleville to have a…
- [Incident 20011119030739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011119030739I), Nov 19, 2001: Piper PA28R180 (N3256R), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Local area pleasure flight with three takeoff and landings. During the last landing pilot stated the aircraft just settled on the nose and skidded to a…
- [Accident 19940901024859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940901024859A), Sep 1, 1994: Piper PA28R180 (N3256R), Vine Grove, KY, Substantial damage. Landed left main off side of runway wing struck a post. Ground looped, collapsed main gear. Blamed crosswind.
- [Incident 19900207006009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900207006009I), Feb 7, 1990: Piper PA28R180 (N3256R), Frankfort, KY, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear and landed with gear retracted.

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