# N3490W: 1966 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2014-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2014
- 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: 32-369
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1993
- Last registry action: April 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A3E12A
- Owner when cancelled: [Worthington Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORTHINGTON%20THOMAS)
- Location: [Newark, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Newark)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6182° N, 75.7297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19702, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3490W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3490W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3490W-2014-10-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 NYC93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA131), Jun 28, 1993: Piper PA-32 (N3490W), Spencer, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING FOR THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE DEPARTURE AND THE DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREES

## 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 19930628020819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930628020819A), Jun 28, 1993: Piper PA32260 (N3490W), Spencer, MA, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff 2/3RDS down runway due unable to clear trees. Needed all of short runway to clear. Hit trees.
- [Incident 19830808062479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808062479I), Aug 8, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N3490W), Summit, DE, Minor damage. Loss of power. Smoke and flames from engine on takeoff roll. Right exhaust stacks near welded y joint cracked.

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