# N3543A: 1979 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 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: 31-7952242
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1995
- Last registry action: August 20, 2001
- Mode S code: A3F66B
- Owner when cancelled: [Grossmann Michael H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROSSMANN%20MICHAEL%20H)
- Location: [Ravenna, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Ravenna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1690° N, 81.1970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44266, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3543A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3543A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3543A-2017-04-07

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

## 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 NYC99LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA005), Oct 8, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 (N3543A), Ravenna, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue to operate the airplane with inoperative equipment which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the inoperative fuel quantity gauges, and the night…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19981008028349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981008028349A), Oct 8, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N3543A), Ravenna, OH, Destroyed. Check hauler was clered for visual approach when it crashed under unknown circumstances.(.19) on October 8, 1998, about 0255 eastern daylight time, a Piper…
- [Incident 19960103002179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960103002179I), Jan 3, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N3543A), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: removed from service by employer at time of incident and given three hours ground instruction by check airman and observed check airman give Mr.…
- [Incident 19950125004439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950125004439I), Jan 25, 1995: Piper PA31350 (N3543A), New Philadelphi, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed gear up as gear was not down and locked. Scraping bottom of aircraft and damaging propellers approximately 4 inches from each prop…

## Other aircraft with N3543A

- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3543A-1965-05-20): Piper PA-22, S/N 221817. Owner: [Mathewson Kenneth H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATHEWSON%20KENNETH%20H), [Farmington, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Farmington)

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