# N3940W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1999-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 32-930
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1996
- Last registry action: August 6, 1996
- Mode S code: A49412
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcgee Robert B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGEE%20ROBERT%20B)
- Location: [Midland, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Midland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2530° N, 80.5180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28107, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3940W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3940W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940W-1999-04-06

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 (2)

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 MIA98FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA007), Oct 7, 1997: Piper PA-32-260 (N3940W), Robbins, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilots in both aircraft to see-and-avoid each other's airplane (inadequate visual lookout), and failure of the Beech pilot to operate his airplane at a correct Visual Flight Rules…
- [NTSB IAD79FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA014), Nov 18, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N3940W), South Boston, VA, substantial damage

## 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 19971007030452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971007030452A), Oct 7, 1997: Piper PA32260 (N3940W), Robbins, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Collided with IFR traffic at VFR cruise level traffic N2050W that had just got IFR. ATC failed see traffic PA32. (.4)the pilot of Beech 35, N2050W, phoned the…
- [Accident 19781118044459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118044459A), Nov 18, 1978: Piper PA32260 (N3940W), South Boston, VA, Substantial damage. Plt stated preoccupied with selecting safe lndg area rather than arting eng.

## Other aircraft with N3940W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3940W): Powrachute AIRWOLF 912ULS, S/N A129ULS

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