N3581S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Rans Co S-12XL AIRAILE built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 6, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Rans Co S-12XL AIRAILE cancelled July 6, 2017
- Serial number
- 10
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1999
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 29, 2007
- Last FAA action
- August 29, 2007
- Last owner
- Yankeerans LLC (Corporation)
Fort Collins, CO - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Operating light-sport kit-built
Cessna 172E cancelled March 3, 2005
- Serial number
- 17250781
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 24, 1999
- Last FAA action
- February 15, 2005
- Last owner
- Prairie Flyers INC (Corporation)
Rocky Ford, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N3581S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rans S12 · serial 10
The pilot's inadvertent application of full right rudder during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172E · serial 17250781
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.
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