# N8965N: 1969 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1972-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-40775
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1971
- Mode S code: AC5EB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Short Max J/DBA Blackwell Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHORT%20MAX%20J%2FDBA%20BLACKWELL%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Ozark, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Ozark)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8965N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8965N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8965N-1972-11-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 MIA72DKJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ38), Dec 11, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N8965N), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

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