# N3515M: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7885008
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 1978
- Last registry action: May 21, 1983
- Mode S code: A3EB97
- Location: [Hornell, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Hornell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3343° N, 77.6353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14843, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3515M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3515M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3515M-2012-09-18

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-32RT-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300.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 NYC83FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA087), Apr 8, 1983: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N3515M), Wellsville, NY, destroyed, 6 fatal
- [NTSB MIA80DKJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ23), Feb 25, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3515M), Hokes Bluff, AL, substantial damage

## 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 19830408011889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830408011889A), Apr 8, 1983: Piper PA32RT300 (N3515M), Wellsville, NY, Destroyed, 5 fatal. VFR pilot with no weather briefing over gross and inop vacuum pump departed in IMC and struck a fog obscured hill.
- [Accident 19800225004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800225004949A), Feb 25, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N3515M), Hokes Bluff, AL, Substantial damage. Night landing, downwind, unable to stop. Veered airplane into adjacent field to avoid overshooting runway.

## Other aircraft with N3515M

- [Cancelled 1968-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3515M-1968-03-04): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2397. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Stirling J & Mortimer Jeanne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STIRLING%20J%20%26%20MORTIMER%20JEANNE), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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