# N32979: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2000-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7540077
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 27, 1996
- Last registry action: December 14, 1999
- Mode S code: A3932E
- Owner when cancelled: [Shade Eric Loren](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHADE%20ERIC%20LOREN)
- Location: [Dillingham, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Dillingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 59.3608° N, 158.8230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99576, within about 60 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=32979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32979-2000-03-16

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 ANC97LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA030), Feb 26, 1997: Piper PA-32-300 (N32979), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for departure, and his inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were: a snow/slush covered runway, and a…

## 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 19970226003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970226003659A), Feb 26, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N32979), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Tried depart remote strip in 2 inch snow and slushs. Over ran runway. Unable liftoff. Firewall fuselage damage.

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