# N3517W: 1979 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2012-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-7952096
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1980
- Last registry action: February 8, 1986
- Mode S code: A3EBE6
- Owners when cancelled: [Dimino Charles F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIMINO%20CHARLES%20F), [Thiel Thomas M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEL%20THOMAS%20M), [Treach John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TREACH%20JOHN%20A)
- Location: [Fullerton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fullerton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3517W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3517W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3517W-2012-10-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19850328011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850328011979A), Mar 28, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N3517W), Staniel Cay, Bahamas, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was seen taking off with one flap down. Descended behind hill and crash was heard.

## Other aircraft with N3517W

- [Cancelled 1967-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3517W-1967-03-09): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32355. Exported to Uruguay. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)

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