# N3887M: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2013-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7885017
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 1978
- Last registry action: September 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A47C5B
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6146° N, 111.9497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85254, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3887M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3887M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3887M-2013-08-29

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-32RT-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300.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 NYC07LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA033), Nov 21, 2006: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N3887M), Bardstown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20061121024659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061121024659A), Nov 21, 2006: Piper PA32RT300 (N3887M), Bardstown, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) On 11/21/2006, N3887M a Piper PA-32RT-300 conducting an IFR flight plan from mayfield, KY (M25) to frankfort, KY, (fft). Just south of ft. knox, KY…

## Other aircraft with N3887M

- [Cancelled 1968-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3887M-1968-11-01): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2791. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Monday Ralph E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONDAY%20RALPH%20E), [Claremont, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Claremont)

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