# N3539K: 1979 Piper PA-31-325, registration cancelled 2006-03-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 15, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-325](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (registry code 7103105)
- 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: 31-7912116
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 25, 1984
- Last registry action: October 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A3F38F
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8153° N, 96.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75247, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3539K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3539K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3539K-2006-03-15

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-31-325: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW86FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA107), Jun 13, 1986: Piper PA-31-350 (N3539K), Huffman, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19860613024139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860613024139A), Jun 13, 1986: Piper PA31325 (N3539K), Huffman, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Near vertical impact in a lake. Was being vectored around thunderstorms. Right engine feathered no other findings.

## Other aircraft with N3539K

- [Cancelled 1968-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3539K-1968-02-05): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-23615. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled 1956-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3539K-1956-04-27): Piper J3C-65, S/N 22230. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Du Val Jr Dibrell L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DU%20VAL%20JR%20DIBRELL%20L), [Fort Smith, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Fort%20Smith)

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