N3542H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-31-350. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 19, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-31-350 cancelled September 19, 2001
- Serial number
- 31-7952233
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- September 11, 1986
- Last FAA action
- July 17, 2001
- Last owner
- Cape Smythe Air Service INC (Corporation)
Barrow, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
Engineering & Research 415-CD cancelled February 9, 1971
- Serial number
- 4167
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 6, 1965
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Frank H Porter (Individual)
Pleasanton, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3542H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-31 · serial 31-7952233
Failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath. Factors associated with this accident were the airport not having a VASI system installed, and the lack of visual perception for the pilot.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-31-350 · serial 31-7952233
the jammed main landing gear which was caused by a binding main landing gear door with a broken hinge. The fractured, inadequate main landing gear door hinge was also causal.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site