# N3581S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2005-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250781
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1963
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1999
- Last registry action: February 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A40511
- Owner when cancelled: [Prairie Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRAIRIE%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Rocky Ford, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Rocky%20Ford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0162° N, 103.7250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81067, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3581S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3581S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3581S-2005-03-03

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 Cessna 172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e.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 DEN04CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA097), Jul 4, 2004: Cessna 172E (N3581S), La Junta, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and adequate airspeed during the go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the low airspeed and altitude.

## 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 20040704014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704014049A), Jul 4, 2004: Cessna 172E (N3581S), La Junta, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On 04 July 2004 at approximately 0745 local time, N3581S, a Cessna 172E, piloted by Mr. Gary caldwell, impacted the ground between runway 26 and 30 at La…

## Other aircraft with N3581S

- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3581S-2017-07-06): Rans S-12XL AIRAILE, S/N 10, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Yankeerans LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YANKEERANS%20LLC), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)

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