# N3962M: 1978 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- 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: 28-7890344
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1986
- Last registry action: May 30, 1992
- Mode S code: A49BBD
- Owner when cancelled: [New London Flying Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20LONDON%20FLYING%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Waterford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Waterford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3616° N, 72.1564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06385, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3962M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3962M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3962M-2012-11-14

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 NYC87FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA020), Oct 16, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N3962M), Fishers Island, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19861016049101A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861016049101A), Oct 16, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N3962M), Fisher Island, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Land runway 12 collided with N2830Y at intersection runways that was departing on runway 25. NORDO. Improper patter

## Other aircraft with N3962M

- [Cancelled 1951-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3962M-1951-03-09): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2844. Owner: [Romans Gleason](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROMANS%20GLEASON), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)

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