Single-engine piston

N3854W

1966 Piper Cherokee 6/260

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1966
Serial
32-795
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Valiair Lc Trustee (LLC)
Based
Casper, WY
Registration record

N3854W on the FAA register

Type
1966 Piper Cherokee 6/260 (FAA: Piper PA-32-260)
Serial
32-795
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2026-08-05
Airworthiness date
1966-09-21
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A470D6
Mode S (octal)
51070326
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
465 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N3854W.
  • 1968-05-30
    Accident at Ravenswood,W Va, 48; damage: substantial.
  • 1966-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N3854W

N3854W is a 1966 Piper Cherokee 6/260 (FAA model PA-32-260), serial number 32-795. The FAA register lists Valiair Lc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 5, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 465 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 21, 1966.

N3854W has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
465 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
800 ft
Landing over 50 ft
535 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-05-30 Accident · Ravenswood,W Va, 48 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1933
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.