# N3865K: 1967 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2023-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-23754
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1967
- Last registry action: May 3, 2022
- Mode S code: A474A5
- Location: [Katy, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Katy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8361° N, 95.7346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77449, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3865K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3865K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865K-2023-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 CEN22FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA067), Dec 9, 2021: Piper PA 28-140 (N3865K), Houston, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s decision to depart into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

## 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 20211208021649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211208021649A), Dec 8, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N3865K), Houston, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On December 8, 2021 at approximately 19:55 CST, N3865K took off from west Houston airport (iws) heading to pearland, Texas (lvj). Upon climb out the airplane…

## Other aircraft with N3865K

- [Cancelled 1949-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865K-1949-06-07): Temco GC-1B, S/N 3565. Owner: [Rutherford A H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTHERFORD%20A%20H), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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