# N3547C: 1979 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2015-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 31-8052018
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1996
- Last registry action: June 14, 2012
- Mode S code: A3F6F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Airnet Systems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRNET%20SYSTEMS%20INC)
- Location: [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8196° N, 82.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43217, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3547C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3547C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3547C-2015-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## Service difficulty reports (7)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR BSYA2009065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSYA2009065), Dec 29, 2009: LEAD. BROKEN. AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF LCK, PILOT NOTICED SPARKS COMING OUT OF RT SPINNER, RETURNED TO LCK. MAINTENANCE FOUND PROP HEAT LEAD BROKEN AND BURNT A HOLE THROUGH SPINN
- [SDR BSYA2009043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSYA2009043), Aug 20, 2009: FUEL NOZZLE. DIRTY. AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF LCK PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND BANGING. RETURNED TO LCK. MAINTENANCE CLEANED FUEL NOZZLES AND SPARK PLUGS, ENGINE THEN R
- [SDR BSYA2009018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSYA2009018), Mar 3, 2009: NOZZLE. DIRTY. RIGHT ENGINE STARTED SURGING AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF CHO PILOT THEN RETURNED TO CHO NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER COLD, CLEANED FUEL NOZZLE OPS CHEC
- [SDR BSYA200500023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSYA200500023), Nov 23, 2005: LATCH. LACK OF LUBE. ON DEPARTURE OUT OF BUF, PILOTS CREW DOOR POPPED OPEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BUF. MAINTENANCE FOUND LATCHES STIFF TO OPERATE, LUBED LATCHES, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR 4025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/4025), Oct 22, 2004: LINE. FAILED. ON TAKEOFF OUT OF TAMPA, ENGINE STARTED SURGING, RETURNED TO TPA. MAINTENANCE FOUND RUBBER PIECES IN FUEL INJECTION UPPER DECK LINE, CLEANED UPPER DECK AND CHAN
- [SDR 99ZZZX4014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4014), Sep 24, 1999: CONTROL CABLE. FAILED. CLE - RT ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE GOING INTO CLEVLEAND, OH. REMOVED AND REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR 96ZZZX5340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5340), Sep 30, 1996: DOOR. MALFUNCTIONED. (CMH) GEAR DOORS DID NOT COME UP ON GEAR RETRACTION. CYCLED GEAR WORKED NORMALLY.

## 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 ERA11LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA240), Apr 12, 2011: Piper PA-31-350 (N3547C), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with the ground.

## 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 20110411011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110411011989A), Apr 11, 2011: Piper PA-31-350 (N3547C), Richmond, VA, Destroyed. Upon being cleared for take-off, the aircraft accelerated and rotated to a high angle of attack, almost vertical. The aircraft stalled, around 300 feet AGL,…

## Other aircraft with N3547C

- [Cancelled 1957-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3547C-1957-02-15): Cessna 170B, S/N 26591. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Thompson A G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20A%20G), [Hamilton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hamilton)

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