# N3971R: 1971 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2016-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7105076
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1971
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2012
- Last registry action: May 1, 2015
- Mode S code: A49F55
- Owner when cancelled: [Resnick Quinn A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESNICK%20QUINN%20A)
- Location: [Alpharetta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Alpharetta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0257° N, 84.2473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30022, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3971R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3971R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3971R-2016-02-03

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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 ERA16LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA051), Nov 24, 2015: Piper PA28 (N3971R), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation and a subsequent forced landing.

## 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 20151124022949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151124022949A), Nov 24, 2015: Piper PA-28-180 (N3971R), Lawerenceville, GA, Destroyed. On November 24, 2015 at Gwinnett county airport-Briscoe field (klzu) in lawrenceville, georiga, a student pilot performed a pre-flight on a Piper aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N3971R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3971R): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-635, built 1966

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.