# N3965K: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2000-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-23848
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 21, 1998
- Last registry action: January 22, 1998
- Mode S code: A49C24
- Owner when cancelled: [King Henry H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KING%20HENRY%20H%20JR)
- Location: [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1664° N, 101.8864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3965K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3965K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3965K-2000-04-12

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

## 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 MIA98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA082), Feb 20, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N3965K), Graniteville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the number three exhaust valve, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing. Related factors were: the obstructions (earthen embankment and fence) in the emergency (forced)…
- [NTSB FTW78FQG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG39), Jun 29, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N3965K), Plainview, TX, 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 19980220001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980220001589A), Feb 20, 1998: Piper PA28140 (N3965K), Graniteville, SC, Substantial damage. (.4) On February 20, 1998, about 1115 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N3965K, registered to an individual, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal…
- [Accident 19780629015919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629015919A), Jun 29, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N3965K), Plainview, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with runway construction barrier.

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