N3543A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-31-350 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-31-350 cancelled April 7, 2017
- Serial number
- 31-7952242
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 25, 1995
- Last FAA action
- August 20, 2001
- Last owner
- Grossmann Michael H (Individual)
Ravenna, OH - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-22 cancelled May 20, 1965
- Serial number
- 221817
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 1, 1963
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Mathewson Kenneth H (Individual)
Farmington, CT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3543A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-31-350 · serial 31-7952242
The pilot's improper decision to continue to operate the airplane with inoperative equipment which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the inoperative fuel quantity gauges, and the night conditions.
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