# N3279Q: Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 1990-01-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 13, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R7780302
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A38BF3
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3279Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3279Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279Q-1990-01-13

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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.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 FTW89LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA100), May 30, 1989: Piper PA-32R (N3279Q), Stratford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE WIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## 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 19890529013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529013159A), May 29, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N3279Q), Straford, TX, Destroyed. Tried to land in strong gusty quartering tailwind. Lost control, vertical bank, leveled. Impacted at high speed.

## Other aircraft with N3279Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3279Q): Matwey Benjamin KITFOX IV, S/N DCU035
- [Cancelled 2006-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279Q-2006-09-28): Focke-Wulf FWP 149D, S/N 190, built 1960. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Courtesy Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COURTESY%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- [Cancelled 1967-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279Q-1967-06-09): Cessna 402, S/N 402-0079. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Floair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOAIR%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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