# N3953W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1972-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 1972
- 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: 32-902
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 30, 1970
- Mode S code: A49832
- Owner when cancelled: [American Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Gadsden, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Gadsden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3953W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3953W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3953W-1972-05-16

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-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 MIA72AM107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM107), Apr 9, 1972: Piper PA-32 (N3953W), Fort Payne, AL, destroyed, 7 fatal
- [NTSB FTW68A0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0042), Oct 13, 1967: Piper PA-32 (N3953W), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3953W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3953W): Proper John M QUICKSILVER MX II, S/N 1391, built 1983

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