Single-engine piston

N3986W

1967 Piper PA-32-260

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
32-957
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Delaware Flyers Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Wayne, IN
Registration record

N3986W on the FAA register

Type
1967 Piper PA-32-260
Serial
32-957
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Delaware Flyers Inc
Fort Wayne, IN
Certificate issued
1970-05-26
Airworthiness date
1967-08-15
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4A3C0
Mode S (octal)
51121700
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
834 nm
Cruise (type)
137 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1970-05-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N3986W.
  • 1967-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N3986W

N3986W is a 1967 Piper PA-32-260, serial number 32-957. The FAA register lists Delaware Flyers Inc as the registrant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 26, 1970 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 137 knots and a range of about 834 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 15, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3986W.

Cruise
137 kt
Range
834 nm
Power / thrust (each)
90
Takeoff over 50 ft
700 ft
Landing over 50 ft
470 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-32-260 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3986W.

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.