# N3895M: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 1992-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1992
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287816384
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1992
- Last registry action: July 31, 1992
- Mode S code: A47FCC
- Owner when cancelled: [Variety Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VARIETY%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Las Animas, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Las%20Animas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9117° N, 103.1905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81054, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3895M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3895M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3895M-1992-09-11

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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19870728044529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728044529I), Jul 28, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N3895M), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Engine backfired on restart attempt. Pilot pumped throttle. Smoke noted. Carburetor intake fire extinguished.

## Other aircraft with N3895M

- [Cancelled 1949-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3895M-1949-05-31): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2795. Owner: [Pryer Jack E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRYER%20JACK%20E), [Hornell, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Hornell)

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