# N36072: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, 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-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-7885156
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 23, 2009
- Last registry action: December 23, 2009
- Mode S code: A40FB4
- Owner when cancelled: [Touchet Douglas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOUCHET%20DOUGLAS%20J)
- Location: [Erath, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Erath)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9013° N, 92.0311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70533, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36072
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36072-2014-10-02

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 (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 WPR10FA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA449), Sep 6, 2010: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N36072), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain a positive rate of climb after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20100906044469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100906044469A), Sep 6, 2010: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N36072), Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On September 6, 2010 at about 0815 pacific local time, a Piper PA-32-300, N36072, departed runway 35L at Henderson Executive Airport near Las Vegas, Nevada.…
- [Incident 19791206045989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206045989I), Dec 6, 1979: Piper PA32R300 (N36072), Garner, IA, Minor damage. Aircraft failed to reach takeoff speed on sod runway, pilot aborted. Ran off end of runway into field.

## Other aircraft with N36072

- [Cancelled 1951-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36072-1951-10-17): Taylorcraft BC12-65, S/N 3039, built 1941. Owner: [Layne Otis L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAYNE%20OTIS%20L), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

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