N3966M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28R-201T. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 19, 1997. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28R-201T cancelled March 19, 1997
- Serial number
- 28R7803205
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 18, 1994
- Last FAA action
- October 19, 1994
- Last owner
- Ranschau Paul G (Co-owned)
Powell, WY - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-12 cancelled March 27, 1961
- Serial number
- 12-2849
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- May 4, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cape Aircraft INC (Corporation)
Glens Falls, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3966M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-201T · serial 28R-7803205
the pilot's attempted visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, his failure to maintain control of the airplane, and exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane. Factors in the accident were: the snow and fog, and the aft airplane center of gravity.
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