# N3857W: 1966 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1981-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 1981
- 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: 32-799
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1976
- Mode S code: A4713F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sturdy William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STURDY%20WILLIAM%20A)
- Location: [Bullhead City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Bullhead%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3857W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3857W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3857W-1981-05-06

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 LAX79FUG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG42), Jun 3, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N3857W), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed

## 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 19790603012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603012219A), Jun 3, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N3857W), Big Bear City, CA, Destroyed. Attempt. Crosswnd land,aborted same attempt. Go around with full flaps veered left of runway hit fence.

## Other aircraft with N3857W

- [Cancelled 2018-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3857W-2018-04-18): Rans S-14, S/N 0393063, built 1995. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Caraway Jerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARAWAY%20JERRY%20L), [Kilgore, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kilgore)

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