# N33797: 1975 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2010-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 32-7500031
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1975
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1986
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A3B383
- 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/N33797
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33797
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33797-2010-07-21

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 (2)

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 CHI97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA051), Jan 13, 1997: Piper PA-32-260 (N33797), St. Ignace, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was the snowbank which the airplane contacted.
- [NTSB CHI91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA052), Dec 28, 1990: Piper PA-32-260 (N33797), St. Ignace, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY WHICH THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970113000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970113000399A), Jan 13, 1997: Piper PA32260 (N33797), St Ignace, MI, Substantial damage. Left wing struck snow bank on left side of runway on takeoff, slid around, damage left wing, main gear, nose gear. (.4)the airplane drifted to the left during…
- [Accident 19901227056349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901227056349A), Dec 27, 1990: Piper PA32260 (N33797), St Ignace, MI, Substantial damage. Deer ran in front of landing aircraft. Added power,missed deer but struck another unseen deer on touchdown.

## Other aircraft with N33797

- [Cancelled 1946-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33797-1946-06-08): Aeronca 65-CA, S/N 13481. Owner: [Finis Easterling](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINIS%20EASTERLING), [Harlingen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Harlingen)

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