# N3431W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1996-11-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 25, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32292
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1992
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A3CB03
- Owner when cancelled: [Spsn Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPSN%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3431W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3431W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3431W-1996-11-25

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 MIA95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA158), Jun 26, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N3431W), Brooksville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19950626014919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626014919A), Jun 26, 1995: Piper PA32260 (N3431W), Brooksville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried liftoff 3 times prior nose high initial climb. Stall mushed into trees. Suspect over gross. Early liftoff.

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