# N2545A: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 21, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2545A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2545A

## Aircraft that carried N2545A

- [Cancelled 2012-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2545A-2012-08-21): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-78A0746, built 1978. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- [Cancelled 1954-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2545A-1954-05-24): Piper PA-20-135, S/N 20-935. Owner: [Western Alaska Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20ALASKA%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Dillingham, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Dillingham)

## NTSB investigations on N2545A (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 CHI89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA130), Jul 10, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2545A), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT. THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2545A (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 19890709021889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709021889A), Jul 9, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2545A), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Student bounced aircraft on landing, bounced more times trying to decide to abort or takeoff, then ran off runway.

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