# N3821W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1975-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 32-752
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1974
- Mode S code: A46548
- Owner when cancelled: [Cherokee Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEROKEE%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Grabill, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Grabill)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3821W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3821W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3821W-1975-08-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (4)

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 CHI76AC014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC014), Aug 15, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed, 5 fatal
- [NTSB CHI73FEG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG10), Oct 27, 1972: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Blue Creek, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71DBJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ58), Feb 28, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Boyne Falls, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0319), Oct 16, 1967: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Winner, SD, 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 19750815034809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815034809A), Aug 15, 1975: Piper PA32260 (N3821W), Fort Wayne, IN, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Acft heard at low alt,bfr crash. Pilot-metro cond not adequate for trrn assessment

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