# N766RW: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1991-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 321159
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1988
- Last registry action: June 21, 1991
- Mode S code: AA595E
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20JAMES%20C)
- Location: [Forest Hill, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Forest%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5922° N, 76.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21050, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766RW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=766RW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766RW-1991-08-19

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 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 BFO89FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA028), Apr 7, 1989: Piper PA-32-260B (N766RW), Richmond, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE LOST POWER BECAUSE OF INDUCTION ICING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE CONDITIONS CONDUVICE TO INDUCTION ICING AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 19890407006789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407006789A), Apr 7, 1989: Piper PA32260 (N766RW), Richmond, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost power en route. Did not use carb heat. Hit trees landing in field. Icing in area. Conductive to induction ice.

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