# N3285W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1992-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 1992
- 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: 32116
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1986
- Last registry action: April 20, 1992
- Mode S code: A38F24
- Owner when cancelled: [Marion A Allen Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARION%20A%20ALLEN%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Valley, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Fort%20Valley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5690° N, 83.8919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31030, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3285W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3285W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3285W-1992-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ATL87FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA012), Oct 28, 1986: Piper PA-32-260 (N3285W), Lawrenceville, GA, destroyed

## 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 19861028052109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028052109A), Oct 28, 1986: Piper PA32260 (N3285W), Lawrenceville, GA, Destroyed. The engine failed for unknown reasons. The aircraft struck a tree and a house. Suspect carburetor icing.

## Other aircraft with N3285W

- [Cancelled 2018-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3285W-2018-03-13): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-509, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lets Go Ballooning Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETS%20GO%20BALLOONING%20INC), [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)

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