N2966X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-300 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 9, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32-300 cancelled March 9, 2018
- Serial number
- 32-7940233
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 10, 2004
- Last FAA action
- May 10, 2013
- Last owner
- Limb-A-Nator LLC (Corporation)
O Fallon, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 177 cancelled June 5, 1970
- Serial number
- 17700366
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Renton Aviation INC (Corporation)
Renton, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2966X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 32 · serial 32-7940233
The pilot's continued flight into thunderstorm activity, which resulted in his loss of airplane control, the exceedance of the airplane's design limits, and its subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reliance on onboard weather equipment to navigate through severe weather.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site