# N3953R: 1970 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2008-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-5858
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1970
- Certificate issued: December 27, 1999
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A4982D
- Owner when cancelled: [Empire Aero Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMPIRE%20AERO%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Sebastopol, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sebastopol)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4000° N, 122.8276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastopol, CA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3953R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3953R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3953R-2008-12-11

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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 LAX06LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA068), Dec 25, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N3953R), Hopland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the low clouds.

## 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 20051224030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051224030449A), Dec 24, 2005: Piper PA28180 (N3953R), Ukiah, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Received report of witness, who driving south on hwy 101 at approximately 2300 hours, 10 mi. South of Ukiah, CA, observed an aircraft operating below a…

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