# N3398M: 1977 Piper PA-28R-201, registration cancelled 2018-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-7837113
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 9, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 11, 2004
- Last registry action: March 19, 2012
- Mode S code: A3BABA
- Owner when cancelled: [De Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [La Porte, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/La%20Porte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6885° N, 95.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77571, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3398M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3398M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3398M-2018-01-04

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-28R-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201.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 CEN14CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA164), Mar 19, 2014: Piper PA 28R-201 (N3398M), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adjust the engine's fuel-air mixture and decision to takeoff in high density attitude conditions which degraded the airplane's performance.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20140319002329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140319002329A), Mar 19, 2014: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3398M), Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. On March 19, 2014 at approximately 1732 MDT N3398M (PA-28R) departed Sierra Blanca Regional (srr), Ruidoso NM on runway 30. Upon departing the pilot reported…
- [Incident 19810929066959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929066959I), Sep 29, 1981: Piper PA28R201 (N3398M), Bear Lake, UT, Minor damage. Pilot taxiied aircraft into soft ground. Nose gear sank, prop hit ground.
- [Incident 19791024054509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791024054509I), Oct 24, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N3398M), Tooele, UT, Minor damage. Automatic gear system in the "over ride" position, pilot forgot to put the gear down.

## Other aircraft with N3398M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3398M): Enstrom Helicopter 280C, S/N 1037, built 1976
- [Cancelled 1957-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3398M-1957-05-09): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2249. Owner: [Lester D Rock](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESTER%20D%20ROCK), [Hallock, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hallock)

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