# N3689W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2000-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2000
- 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: 32-599
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 17, 1983
- Last registry action: March 14, 2000
- Mode S code: A42DAC
- Owner when cancelled: [Cherokee N3689w Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEROKEE%20N3689W%20INC)
- Location: [St Peters, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Peters)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8008° N, 90.6124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63376, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3689W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3689W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3689W-2000-06-21

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 CHI99LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA066), Jan 16, 1999: Piper PA-32-260 (N3689W), Creal Springs, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: was the pilot having the fuel tank selector in the improper position and not following the airplane manufacturer's emergency procedures to restore a loss of power. A factor in this accident was fuel…

## 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 19990116000479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990116000479A), Jan 16, 1999: Piper PA32260 (N3689W), Creal Springs, IL, Destroyed. Engine coughed and lost power. Experienced trouble with leaning mixture just prior to loss of power. Lost directional control. Could not turn left, turned…
- [Incident 19790801029209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801029209I), Aug 1, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N3689W), Flora, IN, Minor damage. Pilot landed long on short wet runway in unfavorable winds and marginal weather, ran off end of runway.

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