# N2323L: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2025-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18SO), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 38-79A0725
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2021
- Last registry action: June 16, 2023
- Mode S code: A212BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Rickey A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RICKEY%20A)
- Location: [Divernon, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Divernon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5601° N, 89.6566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62530, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2323L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2323L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2323L-2025-07-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 OAK79DVD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD32), Jun 22, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2323L), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2323L

- [Cancelled 1971-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2323L-1971-09-14): Beech 23, S/N M-149. Owner: [Shell Lake Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELL%20LAKE%20AIRWAYS)

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