# N3371W: 1965 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2018-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 2018
- 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: 32-217
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 23, 1965
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2015
- Last registry action: June 16, 2015
- Mode S code: A3B260
- Owners when cancelled: [Foster Scott Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20SCOTT%20THOMAS), [Foster Amy B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20AMY%20B)
- Location: [Somerset, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Somerset)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0865° N, 84.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, KY, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3371W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3371W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3371W-2018-12-01

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 ERA18FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA022), Nov 12, 2017: Piper PA32 (N3371W), Fountain Run, KY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to…

## 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 20171112019109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171112019109A), Nov 12, 2017: Piper PA-32-260 (N3371W), Foutain Run, KY, Destroyed, 4 fatal. VFR pilot flew aircraft into IFR conditions. Possible spatial disoreintation. Aircraft departed its structural envelope and began inflight breaking up,…

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