# N3331W: 1965 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- 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: 32-169
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1965
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2005
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A3A384
- Owner when cancelled: [Freedom Aviation  LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEDOM%20AVIATION%20%20LLC)
- Location: [Venice, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Venice)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.1058° N, 82.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34292, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3331W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3331W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3331W-2015-05-20

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-32-260: 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 MIA04FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA086), May 20, 2004: Piper PA-32-260 (N3331W), Venice, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to recover from an improper landing flare resulting in his failure to maintain airspeed (Vs), an inadvertant stall, loss of control, and inflight collision with terrain during an…

## 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 20040520017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040520017379A), May 20, 2004: Piper PA32260 (N3331W), Venice, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On may 20, 2004, at 1815 EDT, a Piper PA32-260, N3331W, rolled on takeoff and collided with the ground at Venice airport, Venice, Florida, while on a…

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