N3688W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-260 built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 26, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-32-260 cancelled September 26, 2017
- Serial number
- 32-598
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 19, 2006
- Last FAA action
- February 28, 2011
- Last owner
- Buccaneer Aviation INC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N3688W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-260 · serial 32-598
The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision-making, including his inadequate weather evaluation and his delayed diversion to a closer airport, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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