# N3868W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1996-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 32812
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1975
- Last registry action: March 16, 1995
- Mode S code: A47519
- Owners when cancelled: [Horn Tiemann N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORN%20TIEMANN%20N), [Horn Virginia M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORN%20VIRGINIA%20M)
- Location: [West Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Chester)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9874° N, 75.6029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19380, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3868W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3868W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3868W-1996-11-12

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 (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 NYC96LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA171), Aug 23, 1996: Piper PA-32-260 (N3868W), Coatsville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of suitable landing areas.

## 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 19960823023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823023519A), Aug 23, 1996: Piper PA32260 (N3868W), Chester County, Substantial damage. Developed engine problem tried to land at airport, crashed in wooded area off runway.

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