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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3979X

N3979X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-235 built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 2, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-235 cancelled March 2, 2018

Serial number
28-7610002
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1975
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 17, 1996
Last FAA action
September 25, 2013
Last owner
Ingraham Daniel R (Individual)
Yorkville, IL
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N3979X

CEN16LA021Accident on October 24, 2015 at Winneconne, WI: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 28-235 · serial 28-7610002

An engine compartment fire during landing, which resulted in extensive fire damage, for reasons that could not be determined during examinations of the remaining wreckage.

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