# N3588Z: 1980 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2005-05-10 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 10, 2005 - Exported to: Canada - 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: 31-8052130 - Year built: 1980 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: April 18, 1980 - Certificate issued: April 18, 1991 - Last registry action: October 21, 2003 - Mode S code: A4060D - Owner when cancelled: [Peninsula Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENINSULA%20AIRWAYS%20INC) - Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3588Z - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3588Z - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3588Z-2005-05-10 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 Piper PA-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.md ## Service difficulty reports (11) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR PNSA011106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA011106), Nov 15, 2001: CONTROL HANDLE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT TO NEUTRAL POSITION. GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A/C RETURNED TO CDB MAINTENANCE BASE FOR REPAIR. - [SDR PNSA010506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA010506), May 1, 2001: SERVO. FAILED. LT ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP TAKEOFF POWER. ABORTED TAKEOFF. RETURNED FOR MAINTENANCE. REPLACED FUEL SERVO. - [SDR PNSA010203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA010203), Feb 28, 2001: CONTROL CABLE. FAILED. DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL RT ENGINE DID NOT DEVELOPE FULL RPM. ABORTED TAKE-OFF RETURNED FOR MAINTENANCE. REPLACED PROP CONTROL CABLE DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. - [SDR PNSA010205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA010205), Feb 1, 2001: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING CLIMB PILOT COULD NOT PLACE THE GEAR LEVER IN THE UP POSITION. RETURNED TO BASE FOR MAINTENANCE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE ON GEAR ANTI RETRACT SOLENOID. - [SDR PNSA0805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA0805), Aug 3, 2000: DOOR. UNLOCKED. LOWER CREW DOOR LATCH OPENED IN-FLIGHT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT, RESECURED DOOR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. (X) - [SDR PNSA000203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA000203), Feb 11, 2000: LANDING GEAR. LACK OF LUBE. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE UP POSITION. RETURNED TO BASE. CLEANED AND LUBED GEAR, OPERATIONAL FLIGHT OK. - [SDR PNSA990203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990203), Feb 23, 1999: INDICATOR. INOP. RT CHT INDICATOR WAS OBSERVED INOPERATIVE DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY. RETURNED TO BLOCKS. REPLACED CHT INDICATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR PNSA980601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA980601), Jun 13, 1998: TURBO CHARGER. FAILED. PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON RT ENGINE DURING AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED TURBO CHARGER. - [SDR PNSA980205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA980205), Feb 8, 1998: DNLOCK SWITCH. LACK OF LUBE. RT MAIN WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. CLEANED AND LUBED GEAR AND SWITCHES. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. - [SDR 96ZZZX1479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1479), Mar 17, 1996: SPRING. WORN. FOUND ELEVATOR DOWN SPRING AND SPRING FORWARD ATTACH TAB WORN. TAB WAS WORN WORSE THAN SPRING HOOK. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS STAINLESS STEEL ATTACH TABS AND CLOSE I - [SDR 96ZZZX124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX124), Oct 11, 1995: STARTER. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT STARTER INOPERATIVE AT ENGINE START. NO ROTATION. ## 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 ANC95LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA050), May 8, 1995: Piper PA-31-350 (N3588Z), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE: THE DISPATCHER'S DECISION TO DISPATCH A MULTI-ENGINED AIRPLANE TO A SHORT, SOFT AIRSTRIP, AND… - [NTSB ANC93IA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93IA085), May 26, 1993: Piper PA-31-350 (N3588Z), King Salmon, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN GEAR UPPER STRUT ASSEMBLY DUE TO STRESS CORROSION. ## 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 19950508010809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950508010809A), May 8, 1995: Piper PA31350 (N3588Z), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Departing remote strip gear hit snow berm. Continued to dlg and landed gear up. Runway soft upslope and too short. - [Accident 19930526019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930526019839A), May 26, 1993: Piper PA31350 (N3588Z), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Right main landing gear collapsed landing. Fatigue cracks from salt water spray and repetive over stress landings. - [Incident 19891102058559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891102058559I), Nov 2, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N3588Z), Huntington, WV. Smoke from instrument panel. Turned off auto pilot and heater. Loose alternator cable caused sensing unit to fail. ## Other aircraft with N3588Z - [Cancelled 1965-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3588Z-1965-08-05): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7381. Owner: [Goodland Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODLAND%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Goodland, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Goodland) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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