# N23557: 1981 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2002-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 38-81A0149
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1994
- Last registry action: May 16, 2000
- Mode S code: A21E3A
- Owner when cancelled: [Avlease Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVLEASE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23557
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23557
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23557-2002-12-11

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 FTW95LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA215), May 20, 1995: Piper PA-38-112 (N23557), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950520012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950520012309A), May 20, 1995: Piper PA38112 (N23557), Corpus Christi, TX, Substantial damage. Drifted off left side of runway landing. Wing struck a VASI light. Student blamed blocked rudder. Not found.
- [Incident 19830610036229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610036229I), Jun 10, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N23557), Richmond Hts, OH, Minor damage. Failed to set correct trim for takeoff. Airborne prematurely. Settled back and veered off runway.

## Other aircraft with N23557

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23557): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10096, built 2005
- [Cancelled 1943-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23557-1943-02-23): Aeronca 65-C, S/N C-5199, built 1939. Owner: [Hanson Truman F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSON%20TRUMAN%20F), [Cedar Rapids, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cedar%20Rapids)

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