# N3957X: 1975 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2021-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7640003
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1975
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2012
- Last registry action: August 22, 2018
- Mode S code: A498BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Morris Allyn D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRIS%20ALLYN%20D)
- Location: [Woodinville, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Woodinville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7529° N, 122.0595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98077, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3957X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3957X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3957X-2021-10-30

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000720SH028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000720SH028), May 9, 2000: IMPULSE COUPLING. LACK OF LUBE. OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION IN CHAMBER IS ONE PROBLEM.
- [SDR 20000407SH022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000407SH022), Oct 7, 1999: CONTROL CABLE. DAMAGED. STABALATOR TRIM CABLE HAD BROKEN STRANDS AT AFT DRUM. 510.89 TK TIME. (X)

## 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 ANC18LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA069), Sep 3, 2018: Piper PA32 (N3957X), Wrangell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to oil starvation after an interruption of oil circulation for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB LAX83LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA401), Aug 22, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N3957X), Bermuda Dunes, CA, 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 20180903012979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180903012979A), Sep 3, 2018: Piper PA-32-300 (N3957X), Wrangell, AK, Substantial damage. On September 3, 2018 around 1353 Alaska time, a PA32-300 N3957X had a total loss of engine power, and shortly after noticed loss of oil pressure, and then oil…
- [Accident 19830822042769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830822042769A), Aug 22, 1983: Piper PA32300 (N3957X), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. Entered high sink rate on final. Began correction too late. Impacted a sand dune short of the runway threshold.

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