Single-engine piston

N3949M

1978 Piper Turbo Arrow III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28R-7803204
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Jose, CA
Registration record

N3949M on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Turbo Arrow III (FAA: Piper PA-28R-201T)
Serial
28R-7803204
Engines
Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Jose, CA
Certificate issued
2015-08-31
Airworthiness date
1978-02-02
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A49544
Mode S (octal)
51112504
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
695 nm
Cruise (type)
172 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N3949M to the current registrant.
  • 1978-02-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1959-03-19
    N3949M previously assigned to a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser / Super Cub (s/n 12-2837); cancelled.
Overview

About N3949M

N3949M is a 1978 Piper Turbo Arrow III (FAA model PA-28R-201T), serial number 28R-7803204. It is registered to an individual in San Jose, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 172 knots and a range of about 695 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 2, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3949M.

Cruise
172 kt
Range
695 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,620 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,555 ft
Fuel burn
13 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3949M.

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.