N36402 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32RT-300T built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 12, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-32RT-300T cancelled March 12, 2018
- Serial number
- 32R-7887041
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 29, 2005
- Last FAA action
- July 2, 2015
- Last owner
- Rad Aviation LLC (Corporation)
San Jose, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N36402
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 32RT-300T · serial 32R-7887041
The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct and continue the flight despite forecast and en route instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which were not conducive to safe operation under visual flight rules. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's decision to accept an instrument flight rules clearance and fly into IMC during cruise flight, which led to his spatial disorientation and a resultant loss of control and an in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to arrive at the destination for a party that night.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA32RT · serial 32R-7887041
The pilot’s failure to maintain runway alignment during approach and subsequent loss of directional control during landing.
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