# N3961K: 1967 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2018-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-23841
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1967
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2001
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A49B98
- Owner when cancelled: [Ross Veldon C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSS%20VELDON%20C)
- Location: [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5136° N, 94.8280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75604, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3961K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3961K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3961K-2018-01-19

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 2002FA0001274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0001274), Aug 31, 2002: SELECTOR VALVE. FAILED. FUEL PLACARD, UPSIDE DOWN, FUEL SELECTOR LEVER WOULD TURN ONLY 180 DEGREES, AREA OF TRAVEL, COULD NOT SELECT OTHER 180 DEGREES.
- [SDR 95ZZZX1283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1283), Feb 15, 1995: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, LEFT AND RIGHT WING REAR ATTACH FITTINGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON LOWER PORTION OF FITTINGS. PIPER SB
- [SDR 95ZZZX1282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1282), Feb 15, 1995: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, LEFT AND RIGHT WING REAR ATTACH FITTINGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON LOWER PORTION OF FITTINGS. PIPER SB

## 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 FTW02LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA244), Aug 31, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N3961K), Price, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing.

## 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 20020831028909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831028909A), Aug 31, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N3961K), Price, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On August 31, 2002 @ 1600 CDT, a Piper PA-28-140, N3961K, during a flight from canton, Texas to the gregg county airport in longview, Texas, experienced…

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