# N3581C: 1980 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2006-06-23 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 23, 2006 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - 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: 31-8052091 - Year built: 1980 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: February 29, 1980 - Certificate issued: January 26, 1996 - Last registry action: January 18, 2005 - Mode S code: A40503 - Owner when cancelled: [Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LABORATORY%20CORPORATION%20OF%20AMERICA%20HOLDINGS) - Location: [Burlington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Burlington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 36.0192° N, 79.5137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27215, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3581C - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3581C - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3581C-2006-06-23 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 (12) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2004FA0000179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000179), Dec 10, 2003: REGULATOR. FAILED. AD HAS YOU PERFORM PRESSURE LEAKAGE CHECK ON THESE HEATER FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS. WHEN NEW AND BEFORE INSTALLATION INTO AIRCRAFT. WE FIND THAT MANY OF THESE U - [SDR 2003FA0001135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0001135), Oct 24, 2003: PUMP. LEAKING. FUEL LEAKING AT REGULATOR HOUSING, THIS IS THE NEW STYLE PUMP, AND IS NOT YET AFFECTED BY AD 2003-14-03. WE ARE NOTING SIMILAR LEAKS WITH SEVERAL OF THESE PUMPS - [SDR 2001FA0000582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001FA0000582), Nov 14, 2001: REGULATOR. LEAKING. THE HEATER FUEL REGULATOR, WAS INSTALLED NEW, IN OUR AIRCRAFT. AD`S HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. DURING ROUTINE HEATER INSPECTION AND CHECK, FOUND NEW TYPE REGULATO - [SDR 20010320CW003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010320CW003), Feb 16, 2001: MAIN BEARING. MAKING METAL. WHILE PERFORMING A 100 HOUR ENGINE INSPECTION, LARGE METAL PRATICALS WHERE FOUND IN THE OIL SUCTION SCREEN. ALSO, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF METAL FOUND IN THE ENGI - [SDR 98ZZZX4596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4596), Oct 30, 1998: RETRACTION ARM. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD HAVE INTERMITTENT INCOMPLETE UP CYCLES. A MAINTENANCE CHECK OF GEAR FOUND THAT WHEN SLOW CYCLED, RT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT CA - [SDR 98ZZZX2171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2171), May 26, 1998: PUMP. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SLOW TO CYCLE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRESSURE CHECK OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS. FOUND RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAUL - [SDR 98ZZZX1283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1283), Mar 24, 1998: PUMP. LEAKING. PILOT REPORTS TO MAINTENANCE THAT WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON AND GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITI - [SDR 98ZZZX758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX758), Jan 30, 1998: DRAG LINK. CRACKED. DURING LANDING GEAR CLEANING AND INSPECTION, FOUND THE RT UPPER NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG LEG CRACKED AT BOSS WHERE THE RETRACT ACTUATOR LINKAGE ATTACHES. THIS IS - [SDR 97ZZZX635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX635), Jan 9, 1997: CONNECTOR. BURNED. DURING AN INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A MOLEX CONNECTOR LOCATED JUST FORWARD OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, BEHIND THE SIDE PANEL ON THE PILOT'S SIDE BURNED AN - [SDR 97ZZZX418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX418), Dec 23, 1996: HINGE ASSY. CRACKED. SUBMITTER OPERATES TWO PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN AIRCRAFT DAILY DURING THE WORK WEEK AND FINDS THAT THE RT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR HINGE ATTACHMENT TO THE HORIZ STAB IS - [SDR 96ZZZX3354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3354), Jun 11, 1996: HOSE ASSY. RUPTURED. PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND HAD NO NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. PILOT REPORTED LANDNG GEAR HANDLE FELT SOFT WHEN HANDLE MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL PO - [SDR 95ZZZX1209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1209), Feb 17, 1995: CONNECT ROD. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT ENGINE BECAME VERY ROUGH. ENGINE WAS FEATHERED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED. INSPECTION FOUND CONNECTING ROD CAPS HAD SEPARATED ## 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 ATL06CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA040), Feb 1, 2006: Piper PA-31-350 (N3581C), Burlington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance which resulted in an undershoot of the runway and subsequent impact with the runway collapsing the main landing gear. ## 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 20060201000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060201000889A), Feb 1, 2006: Piper PA31350 (N3581C), Burlington, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed short of runway. Main gear hit front edge of runway causing substantial damage to aircraft. - [Incident 19960601021129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601021129I), Jun 1, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N3581C), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported that during an approach to osu (Columbus, Ohio) the landing gear was lowered and there was no green lights. The approach was… - [Incident 19941207045519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941207045519I), Dec 7, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N3581C), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. Struck two deer on takeoff roll. Aborted. Returned to ramp. ## Other aircraft with N3581C - [Cancelled 1957-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3581C-1957-04-04): Cessna 170B, S/N 26625. Owner: [Rafb Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAFB%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Randolph Afb, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Randolph%20Afb) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.