# N3643W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1991-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32546
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 6, 1985
- Last registry action: March 22, 1991
- Mode S code: A41DFE
- Owner when cancelled: [Budd Williams Land Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUDD%20WILLIAMS%20LAND%20INC)
- Location: [Palermo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palermo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4352° N, 121.5518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95968, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3643W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3643W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3643W-1991-04-26

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (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 LAX86FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA303), Jul 27, 1986: Piper PA-32-260 (N3643W), Yosemite Nation, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB LAX86LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA010), Oct 8, 1985: Piper PA-32-260 (N3643W), Paradise, CA, 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 19860726087229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726087229A), Jul 26, 1986: Piper PA32260 (N3643W), Yosemite Nation, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Collided with terrain during en route climb. Passenger saw red light on panel. Suspect stall light. Density altitude.
- [Accident 19851008053809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008053809A), Oct 8, 1985: Piper PA32260 (N3643W), Paradise, CA, Substantial damage. Touched down tail first became airborne and landed without further incident. Did not correct for drift on final.

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