# N4279E: 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: October 9, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4279E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4279E

## Aircraft that carried N4279E

- [Cancelled 2014-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4279E-2014-10-09): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-78A0527, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Poppell Gordon H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POPPELL%20GORDON%20H), [Twentynine Palms, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Twentynine%20Palms)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4279E-1955-10-05): Aeronca 11CC, S/N 11CC-150, built 1947. Owner: [Woodworth Gerald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODWORTH%20GERALD), [Monroe Center, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Monroe%20Center)

## NTSB investigations on N4279E (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 LAX95FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA082), Jan 20, 1995: Piper PA-38-112 (N4279E), Joshua Tree, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the operator's inadequate annual inspection by failing to find that the flight control's horizontal section of the 'T' bar was rubbing against the vacuum hoses behind the instrument panel. The jammed…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4279E (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 19950120000689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950120000689A), Jan 20, 1995: Piper PA38112 (N4279E), Joshua Tree, CA, Substantial damage. On takeoff roll found yoke binding. Unable rotate. Aborted. Overran runway. T bar siezed on misplaced vacuum hoses.

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