# N3309W: 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: 32-146
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1965
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1989
- Last registry action: December 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A39977
- Owner when cancelled: [Bouton Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOUTON%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Fishers Island, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Fishers%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2760° N, 71.9694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06390, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3309W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3309W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3309W-2013-08-13

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 NYC90FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA036), Nov 28, 1989: Piper PA-32-260 (N3309W), Coventry, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INITIATING VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC ON A DARK NIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE ADVERSE…

## 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 19891128047429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128047429A), Nov 28, 1989: Piper PA32260 (N3309W), Coventry, CT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rain and fog. Felt need to go due to job. Rain fog near zero in crash area. Spatial spiral dive.

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