# N3542H: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2001-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-7952233
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 11, 1986
- Last registry action: July 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A3F64F
- Owner when cancelled: [Cape Smythe Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20SMYTHE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Barrow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Barrow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99723, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3542H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3542H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542H-2001-09-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC99LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA014), Dec 3, 1998: Piper PA-31 (N3542H), Point Lay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath. Factors associated with this accident were the airport not having a VASI system installed, and the lack of visual perception for the pilot.
- [NTSB ANC97IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97IA035), Mar 15, 1997: Piper PA-31-350 (N3542H), Kotzebue, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the jammed main landing gear which was caused by a binding main landing gear door with a broken hinge. The fractured, inadequate main landing gear door hinge was also causal.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19981203039789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981203039789A), Dec 3, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N3542H), Point Lay, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 3, 1998 a cape smythe aircraft, N3542H, collided with terrain while attempting an NDB runway 5 approach into pt. Lay, Alaska. The pilot, Mr.…
- [Incident 19970316003159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316003159I), Mar 16, 1997: Piper PA31350 (N3542H), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft was enroute from kiana, Alaska to kotzeboe, Alaska. After encountering turbulence the landing gear unsafe light came on. The pilot slowed…
- [Incident 19911203059559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911203059559I), Dec 3, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N3542H), Nome, AK, Minor damage. NR5 cylinder separated from engine on descent. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19791217046459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791217046459I), Dec 17, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N3542H), Salt Lake City, UT. Pilot's door came open in flight due to faulty latches. Pilot landed, latched it, took off.

## Other aircraft with N3542H

- [Cancelled 1971-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542H-1971-02-09): Engineering & Research 415-CD, S/N 4167. Owner: [Frank H Porter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANK%20H%20PORTER), [Pleasanton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pleasanton)

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