# N2315N: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1982-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3879A0782
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1979
- Mode S code: A20F4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Siesta Inc DBA Mcallen Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SIESTA%20INC%20DBA%20MCALLEN%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Mcallen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mcallen)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.2158° N, 98.2396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78501, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2315N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2315N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2315N-1982-11-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-38-112: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW80FRG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG29), Feb 29, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N2315N), Edinburg, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19800229004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800229004479A), Feb 29, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2315N), Edinburg, TX, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed aircraft with student at controls to land short of the runway on simulated engine-out landing.

## Other aircraft with N2315N

- [Cancelled 1966-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2315N-1966-12-22): Cessna 140, S/N 12555. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Gunderson Oben Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUNDERSON%20OBEN%20JR), [Mccanna, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Mccanna)

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