# N3896T: Piper PA-28R-180, registration cancelled 1998-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R30226
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 15, 1997
- Last registry action: April 16, 1997
- Mode S code: A47FF5
- Owner when cancelled: [Comfort Kenneth W III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMFORT%20KENNETH%20W%20III)
- Location: [Pittsfield, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Pittsfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7698° N, 69.4338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04967, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3896T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3896T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3896T-1998-12-22

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-28R-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180.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 IAD97FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA095), Jul 3, 1997: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3896T), Penobscot, ME, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in the loss of control. Factors relating to the accident were the fog and the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970702016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702016619A), Jul 2, 1997: Piper PA28R180 (N3896T), Penobscot, ME, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (.4)The pilot and passengers were returning home from a sightseeing flight, when a witness observed the airplane in a sharp right turn before it descended,…
- [Incident 19850305012949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850305012949I), Mar 5, 1985: Piper PA28R180 (N3896T), Miami, FL. Engine developed loss of oil in flight. Shutoff engine and made safe landing.

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