# N33315: 1975 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2013-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 32-7500017
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1975
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1997
- Last registry action: November 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A3A38D
- Owner when cancelled: [Great Lakes Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREAT%20LAKES%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Saint Ignace, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Saint%20Ignace)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9481° N, 84.7655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49781, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33315
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33315
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33315-2013-07-26

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-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 CEN12FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA097), Dec 4, 2011: Piper PA-32-260 (N33315), St. Ignace, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to initiate visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent failure to maintain adequate altitude.

## 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 20111203030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111203030449A), Dec 3, 2011: Piper PA-32-260 (N33315), St. Ingace, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft departed 83D for a short flight to kmcd. The ASOS weather at mcd at the take off time was 300 feet broken with good visibility. No weather observation…

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