# N3966X: Piper PA-28R-200, registration cancelled 1991-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R7535369
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1988
- Last registry action: February 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A49C53
- Owners when cancelled: [Sexauer Louis H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEXAUER%20LOUIS%20H), [Sexauer Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEXAUER%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Perryville, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Perryville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7113° N, 89.8774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63775, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3966X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3966X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966X-1991-03-28

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200.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 CHI91FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA091), Feb 6, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3966X), Dutchtown, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LOSS OF CONTROL.…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19910206001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910206001679A), Feb 6, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N3966X), Cape Girardeau, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control while executing an ILS approach. Airframe failure from overstress. Spatial disorientation a factor.
- [Incident 19890703036399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703036399I), Jul 3, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N3966X), Fort Leavenwort, KS. Pilot landed on a closed runway that was marked and notamed as closed.
- [Incident 19860328018419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328018419I), Mar 28, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N3966X), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Landed gear up while making a power off practice landing.

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