# N3966M: Piper PA-28R-201T, registration cancelled 1997-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R7803205
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1994
- Last registry action: October 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A49C49
- Owners when cancelled: [Ranschau Paul G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANSCHAU%20PAUL%20G), [Ranschau Claire D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANSCHAU%20CLAIRE%20D)
- Location: [Powell, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Powell)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8200° N, 109.0510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82435, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3966M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3966M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966M-1997-03-19

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-28R-201T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t.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 CHI96FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA038), Nov 23, 1995: Piper PA-28-201T (N3966M), Belvidere, SD, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's attempted visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, his failure to maintain control of the airplane, and exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane. Factors in the…

## 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 19951123045339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951123045339A), Nov 23, 1995: Piper PA28R201T (N3966M), Belvidere, SD, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Broke up inflight. Airmets for icing snow freezing rain in area. Spiral dive and overstress pullup. Aft CG limits. (-23) on November 23, 1995, at approximately…

## Other aircraft with N3966M

- [Cancelled 1961-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966M-1961-03-27): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2849, built 1947. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cape Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Glens Falls, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Glens%20Falls)

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