# N3518M: 1979 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2017-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 2017
- 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: 31-7952101
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2011
- Last registry action: March 15, 2011
- Mode S code: A3EC00
- Owner when cancelled: [Wofford Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOFFORD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Clovis, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Clovis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8148° N, 119.7119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93612, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3518M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3518M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3518M-2017-09-07

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 (2)

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.

- [Incident 19940715031729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940715031729I), Jul 15, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N3518M), Fresno, CA. On maintenance test flight to check gear door problem. Left gear unsafe light. Shutdown left engine. Landed normal.
- [Incident 19890802046049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802046049I), Aug 2, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N3518M), Fresno, CA. Smoke in cabin when heater turned on while taxiing. Taxied back. Found heater ground blower motor inoperative.

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