# N3968A: Grumman TBM-3U, registration cancelled 1970-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman TBM-3U](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3u) (registry code 3950322)
- Serial number: 53692
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 3, 1963
- Mode S code: A49C84
- Owner when cancelled: [Lippott John Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIPPOTT%20JOHN%20PAUL)
- Location: [Salmon, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Salmon)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3968A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3968A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3968A-1970-06-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Grumman TBM-3U: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3u.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 UNK64X1854](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1854), May 19, 1964: Grumman TBM3U (N3968A), Willcox, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3968A

- [Cancelled 1991-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3968A-1991-03-28): Butman Eugene P ROTEC RALLY 3A, S/N 25115. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Butman Eugene P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTMAN%20EUGENE%20P), [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)

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