# N3783M: 1978 Piper PA-28R-201, registration cancelled 2016-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2016
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-7837137
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 1, 2005
- Last registry action: October 8, 2013
- Mode S code: A45450
- Owner when cancelled: [Hampden Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMPDEN%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Northampton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Northampton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3216° N, 72.6306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01060, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3783M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3783M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3783M-2016-10-31

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-28R-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201.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 ERA16LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA280), Aug 6, 2016: Piper PA 28R-201 (N3783M), Northampton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the alternate air valve plate hinge pin, which caused the alternate air valve plate to lodge in the fuel servo assembly, which resulted in a restriction of air to the fuel servo…

## 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 20160806016349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806016349A), Aug 6, 2016: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3783M), Northampton, MA, Destroyed. The student conducted a simulated soft field takeoff. The instructor stated that the initial acceleration and liftoff appeared normal for the current…
- [Incident 19970818028679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970818028679I), Aug 18, 1997: Piper PA28R201 (N3783M), Montague, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: during a simulated engine out landing at turners Falls during a training flight, the pilot in command failed to insure that the landing gear was…

## Other aircraft with N3783M

- [Cancelled 1956-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3783M-1956-02-14): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2713. Owner: [Les Panger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LES%20PANGER), [Williston, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Williston)

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