# N2346G: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2013-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- 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: 38-79A0502
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: November 21, 2000
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A21A8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Golden Eagle Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDEN%20EAGLE%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7932° N, 119.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93726, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2346G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2346G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2346G-2013-02-12

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 (2)

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 WPR09CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA030), Oct 31, 2008: Piper PA-38-112 (N2346G), Friant, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to execute a go-around in timely manner, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed…
- [NTSB LAX94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA049), Nov 17, 1993: Piper PA-38-112 (N2346G), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the student pilot's improper use of the rudder. The student pilot's lack of total experience was a factor in this accident.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20081031851909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081031851909A), Oct 31, 2008: Piper PA38112 (N2346G), Friant, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) A student pilot with an instructor, was practicing a simulated emergency landing over a flat mtn plateau,got too low, entered a sudden severe downdraft…
- [Accident 19931117043679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931117043679A), Nov 17, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N2346G), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Ran off runway and collided with taxiway sign.
- [Incident 19891219062239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219062239I), Dec 19, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2346G), Escanaba, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft landed short on a short field landing. Nose gear separated and propeller struck ground.

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