# N3516W: 1966 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- 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: 32-399
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1966
- Certificate issued: August 18, 2000
- Last registry action: September 3, 2003
- Mode S code: A3EBC3
- Owner when cancelled: [Raine David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINE%20DAVID%20A)
- Location: [Carlsbad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carlsbad)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0953° N, 117.2458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92009, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3516W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3516W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3516W-2017-07-07

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 (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 LAX02LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA022), Nov 4, 2001: Piper PA-32-260 (N3516W), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of engine power during departure climb for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20011104030959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011104030959A), Nov 4, 2001: Piper PA32260 (N3516W), Avalon, CA, No damage. (-23) After takeoff from Catalina Airport (kavx) and departing downwind, the engine began to flutter with several metal to metal sounds and would not develop…

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