# N3688W: 1966 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2017-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 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: 32-598
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1966
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2006
- Last registry action: February 28, 2011
- Mode S code: A42D89
- Owner when cancelled: [Buccaneer Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCCANEER%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3688W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3688W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3688W-2017-09-26

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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ERA12LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA180), Feb 14, 2012: Piper PA-32-260 (N3688W), Amory, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision-making, including his inadequate weather evaluation and his delayed diversion to a closer airport, which resulted in a total loss…
- [NTSB CHI70D0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0346), Nov 30, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N3688W), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70F0253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0253), Sep 14, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N3688W), Mackinaw Cty, MI, substantial damage

## 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 20120214002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120214002979A), Feb 14, 2012: Piper PA-32-260 (N3688W), Amory, MS, Substantial damage. 02/14/2012- FSDO received notification approximately 0800 hrs regarding a possible downed aircraft south of tupelo. Approximately 1230 hrs the aircraft was…

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