# N3566M: 1978 Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7870116
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1994
- Last registry action: May 11, 2009
- Mode S code: A3FE4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Tropics Unlimited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPICS%20UNLIMITED%20INC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3566M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3566M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3566M-2013-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 MIA97WA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA164), May 14, 1997: Piper PA-34-200T (N3566M), Cotton Bay, Bahamas, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD02), Oct 1, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N3566M), Westwego, LA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19870624068209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870624068209I), Jun 24, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N3566M), Harrison, AR, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Over center lock was out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19870417023909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870417023909I), Apr 17, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N3566M), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Rivets which attach hydraulic actuator to the keel bulkhead had sheared.
- [Accident 19781001037039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001037039A), Oct 1, 1978: Piper PA34200 (N3566M), Westwego, LA, Substantial damage. Piper N6013S,Cessna N9578M,and Stinson N8293K all sustained sub d

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