650Registered aircraft
633Valid registrations
60Renewals due in 12 months
1964-1978Years built
Specifications
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 6
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruising speed (FAA reference)
- 126 mph
- Certification
- Type certificated
- Registry name
- PIPER / PA-32-260
Type certificate data sheet (TCDS)
A3SO
Piper Aircraft Inc.Listed as model PA-32-260 · revision 33, 10/13/2014
Matched by model name in the FAA Dynamic Regulatory System. The TCDS lists the exact serial numbers and configurations it covers, so open it to confirm before relying on it.
Built by decade
Top states
NTSB accident records
49 NTSB records since 2008 under this make and model name. A count, not a safety rate: larger fleets have more records. About these numbers.
| Date | Place | Model | N-number | Highest injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Whiteville, NC | PA-32-260 | N31RF | - |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Pinetown, NC | PA-32-260 | N8791E | Minor |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Block Island, RI | PA-32-260 | N7081H | Minor |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Rio Linda, CA | PA-32-260 | N2785Q | 1 fatal |
| Apr 13, 2025 | Green Valley, AZ | PA-32-260 | N3797W | None |
Registered aircraft (650)
| N-number | Year | Serial | Location | Registration expires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3757W | 1966 | 32-672 | Annapolis, MD | Aug 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3760W | 32-677 | Huntsville, AL | Sep 30, 2029 | Valid | |
| N3763W | 1966 | 32-681 | West Chester, PA | Apr 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3765W | 1966 | 32-685 | Hilton Head Island, SC | Oct 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3772W | 1966 | 32-694 | Perrysburg, OH | Nov 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3779W | 1966 | 32-701 | Brigham City, UT | May 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3780W | 1966 | 32-702 | Whiteside, TN | Dec 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3784W | 1966 | 32-707 | Greeley, CO | - | Valid |
| N3786W | 1966 | 32-709 | Fredericksburg, VA | May 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3790W | 32-715 | Orlando, FL | Jun 30, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3791W | 1966 | 32-717 | Tontitown, AR | Jul 31, 2032 | Valid |
| N3792W | 1966 | 32-719 | Warren, AR | Nov 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3793W | 1966 | 32-720 | Greeley, CO | - | Valid |
| N3795W | 1966 | 32-722 | Temecula, CA | Aug 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3797W | 1966 | 32-725 | Pinetop, AZ | Apr 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3801W | 32-729 | Silver City, IA | - | Check | |
| N3803W | 32-731 | Southbury, CT | May 31, 2031 | Valid | |
| N3807W | 32-736 | Long Beach, CA | Jul 31, 2032 | Valid | |
| N3808W | 1966 | 32-737 | Rantoul, KS | Feb 28, 2031 | Valid |
| N3809W | 1966 | 32-739 | Cincinnati, OH | Jul 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3811W | 1966 | 32-741 | Boston, KY | Apr 30, 2030 | Valid |
| N3812W | 1966 | 32-742 | Waldo, FL | Jul 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3813W | 1966 | 32-744 | Stroudsburg, PA | Aug 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3814W | 1966 | 32-745 | Maumee, OH | Jun 30, 2030 | Valid |
| N3815W | 1966 | 32-746 | Milledgeville, GA | Feb 28, 2030 | Valid |
| N3818W | 1966 | 32-750 | Fort Pierce, FL | Mar 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3823W | 1966 | 32-755 | Huntsville, AL | Apr 30, 2027 | Valid |
| N3824W | 1966 | 32-756 | Hooper, UT | Dec 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3825W | 1966 | 32-757 | Boise, ID | Dec 31, 2032 | Valid |
| N3826W | 1966 | 32-759 | Dupo, IL | Apr 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N382FS | 32-7700019 | Smyrna, SC | Mar 31, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3830W | 32-764 | Wilmington, DE | Nov 30, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3833W | 1966 | 32-767 | Blairsville, PA | Oct 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3836W | 1966 | 32-771 | Dothan, AL | Jan 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3841W | 1966 | 32-779 | Big Bear Lake, CA | Jul 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3842W | 1966 | 32-780 | Omaha, NE | May 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3843W | 1966 | 32-781 | Agency, MO | Oct 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3852W | 1966 | 32-792 | Sandy, UT | Aug 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3854W | 1966 | 32-795 | Casper, WY | Aug 31, 2033 | Valid |
| N3855W | 1968 | 32-1057 | Punta Gorda, FL | Sep 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3856W | 1966 | 32-797 | Memphis, TN | Dec 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3859W | 1966 | 32-801 | Hawkinsville, GA | Jan 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3860W | 1966 | 32-802 | Bonnerdale, AR | Jan 31, 2031 | Valid |
| N3861W | 1966 | 32-804 | San Sebastian, PR | Dec 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3865W | 1966 | 32-809 | Indianapolis, IN | Dec 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3866W | 1966 | 32-810 | Broken Arrow, OK | Jul 31, 2032 | Valid |
| N3867W | 1966 | 32-811 | Clemson, SC | May 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3873W | 1966 | 32-819 | Lake Stevens, WA | Nov 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3874W | 1966 | 32-820 | Williamson, GA | May 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3876W | 32-822 | Acworth, GA | Feb 28, 2031 | Valid | |
| N3879W | 1966 | 32-825 | Texarkana, TX | - | Check |
| N3880W | 1966 | 32-826 | Smithsburg, MD | Oct 31, 2027 | Valid |
| N3881W | 1967 | 32-827 | Garland, TX | Feb 28, 2029 | Valid |
| N3890W | 1967 | 32-914 | Carson City, NV | Jul 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3894W | 1966 | 32-840 | Jacksonville, FL | Sep 30, 2031 | Valid |
| N3899W | 1966 | 32-845 | Madison, GA | Sep 30, 2033 | Valid |
| N3900W | 1966 | 32-846 | Elkhart, IN | Mar 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3904W | 1966 | 32-850 | Goddard, KS | May 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3906W | 1966 | 32-852 | May 31, 2032 | Valid | |
| N3907W | 1967 | 32-915 | Stephenville, TX | Jan 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3909W | 1967 | 32-855 | Orange, MA | Oct 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3912W | 1967 | 32-858 | Cookeville, TN | Feb 28, 2030 | Valid |
| N3914W | 32-860 | Olean, NY | Jan 31, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3916W | 1967 | 32-919 | Saint Louis, MO | Apr 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3917W | 32-1058 | Tipton, IA | Aug 31, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3919W | 32-865 | Kalispell, MT | Apr 30, 2033 | Valid | |
| N3921W | 1967 | 32-868 | Fort Meade, FL | Jan 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3922W | 1967 | 32923 | Saint Augustine, FL | Apr 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3924W | 1967 | 32-871 | De Witt, IA | Nov 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3925W | 32-924 | Wilmington, NC | Jul 31, 2028 | Valid | |
| N3930W | 1967 | 32-878 | Salisbury, NC | Aug 31, 2032 | Valid |
| N3933W | 1967 | 32-882 | Lagrange, KY | Jul 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3934W | 1967 | 32-883 | Valley Village, CA | Jan 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3935W | 1967 | 32-884 | Saint Louis, MO | Jul 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3936W | 32-928 | Pleasant City, OH | Jul 31, 2031 | Valid | |
| N3937W | 1967 | 32-886 | Dothan, AL | Jan 31, 2031 | Valid |
| N3938W | 1967 | 32-887 | Kalispell, MT | May 31, 2033 | Valid |
| N3942W | 1967 | 32-931 | Zeeland, MI | Dec 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3943W | 1967 | 32-892 | Debord, KY | Jan 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3944W | 1967 | 32-932 | Twisp, WA | Jul 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3945W | 32-894 | Torrance, CA | Oct 31, 2031 | Valid | |
| N3950W | 1967 | 32-899 | Big Rapids, MI | Jul 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3951W | 1967 | 32-900 | Whitefish, MT | Aug 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3957W | 1967 | 32-906 | Bluffton, SC | Nov 30, 2028 | Valid |
| N3960W | 1967 | 32-939 | Lakeland, FL | Jun 30, 2030 | Valid |
| N3968W | 1967 | 32-917 | Gentry, AR | May 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3969W | 1967 | 32-909 | Beavercreek, OH | Jul 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3971R | 1966 | 32-635 | Lake Park, FL | Feb 28, 2029 | Valid |
| N3971W | 1967 | 32-881 | Reedsville, PA | Mar 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3972W | 1967 | 32-889 | Ashburn, VA | Oct 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3980W | 1967 | 32-948 | Shelbyville, TN | Jan 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3981W | 1967 | 32-950 | Middletown, DE | Oct 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3982W | 1967 | 32-951 | Moyock, NC | Dec 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3986W | 1967 | 32-957 | Fort Wayne, IN | Sep 30, 2027 | Valid |
| N3987W | 32-959 | Euless, TX | Mar 31, 2030 | Valid | |
| N3988W | 1967 | 32-960 | Farmington Hills, MI | Jul 31, 2029 | Valid |
| N3989W | 1967 | 32-893 | Wilton Manors, FL | Nov 30, 2029 | Valid |
| N3991W | 1967 | 32-911 | Missoula, MT | Jan 31, 2030 | Valid |
| N3994W | 1967 | 32-962 | Burlington, WI | Oct 31, 2028 | Valid |
| N3997F | 1976 | 32-7600021 | Floyds Knobs, IN | Mar 31, 2030 | Valid |
Other Piper models
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