# N3955W: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1971-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1971
- 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: 32-904
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A49878
- Owner when cancelled: [Nickless John C Steven W Fitzsimmons](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICKLESS%20JOHN%20C%20STEVEN%20W%20FITZSIMMONS)
- Location: [St Charles, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/St%20Charles)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3955W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3955W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3955W-1971-04-30

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 (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 CHI71AC064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC064), Mar 13, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N3955W), Geneva, IL, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3955W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3955W): Xag P150, S/N 186324P18223449U666N
- [Cancelled 2013-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3955W-2013-06-11): Wells Eugene W SHAMA A, S/N 1, built 1983. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wells Eugene W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20EUGENE%20W), [Anahola Kauai, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Anahola%20Kauai)

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