# N3781A: Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 1995-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 222023
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1987
- Last registry action: January 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A453FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Fossen Dennis Wesley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20FOSSEN%20DENNIS%20WESLEY)
- Location: [Yucaipa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yucaipa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0333° N, 117.0100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92399, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3781A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3781A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3781A-1995-07-03

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-22-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135.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 SEA91LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA218), Aug 22, 1991: Piper PA-22-135 (N3781A), Mead, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT, AND THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDIITON.

## 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 19910822036239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036239A), Aug 22, 1991: Piper PA22135 (N3781A), Mead, WA, Destroyed. Began downwind takeoff near gross and hot day. Unable to lift aborted. Ran off end runway into construction debris.

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