# N3945M: 1978 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1982-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7890343
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1979
- Mode S code: A494B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Jon A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JON%20A)
- Location: [Las Crues, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Crues)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3945M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3945M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3945M-1982-09-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 FTW81FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA050), Mar 20, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N3945M), El Paso, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19810320011269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320011269A), Mar 20, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N3945M), El Paso, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit sand dune off approach end of runway on practice ILS approach. Gusty surface winds.

## Other aircraft with N3945M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3945M): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2580

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