# N396HP: 1996 Piper PA-32R-301, registration cancelled 2017-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (registry code 7103218)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (registry code 41568)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3246030
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1996
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2001
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A499D0
- Owners when cancelled: [Anderson Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20AIR%20LLC), [Larson Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARSON%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Beaumont, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Beaumont)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1004° N, 94.1669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77706, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N396HP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=396HP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396HP-2017-06-14

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-32R-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301.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 FTW04FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA054), Jan 3, 2004: Piper PA-32R-301 (N396HP), Beaumont, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance with a static line. Contributing factors were the low cloud ceiling weather conditions and night light conditions.

## 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 20040102004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040102004419A), Jan 2, 2004: Piper PA32R301 (N396HP), Beaumont, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) PIC reported kbmt in sight and cancelled IFR clearance on vor/dme 13 approach. Aircraft struck static wires on top of powerline, then impacted ground and…

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