# N35479: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 1992-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 1992
- 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: 318052024
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1987
- Last registry action: December 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A3F718
- Owner when cancelled: [Fortuna Communications Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORTUNA%20COMMUNICATIONS%20CORP)
- Location: [Eureka, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Eureka)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8016° N, 124.1449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95501, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35479
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=35479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35479-1992-02-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA199), May 20, 1989: Piper PA-31-350 (N35479), Arcata, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTOR POSITION. THESE RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION TO BOTH ENGINES WHEN THE AUX TANKS RAN DRY AND THE MAINS HAD FUEL…
- [NTSB LAX84IA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84IA147), Jan 20, 1984: Piper PA-31-350 (N35479), Redding, CA, incident, minor damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19890520012409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012409A), May 20, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N35479), Arcata - Eureka, CA, Substantial damage. Both engines quit on an ILS approach no restart. Broke out, landed in a field. Aux tanks empty. Fuel in mains.
- [Incident 19840120055209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840120055209I), Jan 20, 1984: Piper PA31350 (N35479), Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Turned heater on while taxiing. Smoke permeated cockpit. Evacuation. Tube assembly of janitrol heater cracked.

## Other aircraft with N35479

- [Cancelled 2001-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35479-2001-09-17): Cessna 206H, S/N 20608168. Exported to Tanzania. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1972-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35479-1972-09-13): Cessna 172I, S/N 17256792. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Coastal Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COASTAL%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Groton, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Groton)

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