# N2601A: 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: September 25, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2601A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2601A

## Aircraft that carried N2601A

- [Cancelled 2014-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2601A-2014-09-25): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-78A0771, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wynn David B DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYNN%20DAVID%20B%20DBA), [Brazil, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Brazil)
- [Cancelled 1953-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2601A-1953-02-26): Piper PA-20-135, S/N 20-941. Exported to Liberia. Owner: [Southern Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AERO%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

## NTSB investigations on N2601A (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 CHI89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA073), Apr 22, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2601A), Brazil, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO ESTABLISH A PROPER GLIDEPATH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION, THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2601A (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 19890421009789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890421009789A), Apr 21, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2601A), Brazil, IN, Substantial damage. Struck trees and crashed short of runway while landing at night. No biennial flight review and expired medical.

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