# N3998W: 1967 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1974-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32966
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1973
- Mode S code: A4A7BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Graham Perry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAHAM%20PERRY)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3998W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3998W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3998W-1974-05-10

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 CHI74AC062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC062), Jan 17, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N3998W), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19740117007349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740117007349A), Jan 17, 1974: Piper PA32260 (N3998W), Chicago, IL, Destroyed. Un to maintain VFR blo low clouds. Hit townhouse,4 homes damaged.

## Other aircraft with N3998W

- [Cancelled 1991-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3998W-1991-03-13): Walczvkiewicz Barry KB-2, S/N 540203. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Schafhauser Gene R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHAFHAUSER%20GENE%20R), [Somerville, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Somerville)

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