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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3896T

N3896T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28R-180. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 22, 1998. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-28R-180 cancelled December 22, 1998

Serial number
28R30226
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 15, 1997
Last FAA action
April 16, 1997
Last owner
Comfort Kenneth W III (Individual)
Pittsfield, ME
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3896T

IAD97FA095Accident on July 3, 1997 at Penobscot, ME: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-180 · serial 28R-30226

The pilot's flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in the loss of control. Factors relating to the accident were the fog and the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.

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