# N2359L: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1991-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 1991
- 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: 3879A0731
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 23, 1990
- Last registry action: February 27, 1990
- Mode S code: A21EB1
- Owner when cancelled: [Zsorey James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZSOREY%20JAMES%20C)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1968° N, 115.2644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89128, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2359L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2359L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359L-1991-01-29

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 SEA90FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA072), May 7, 1990: Piper PA-38-112 (N2359L), Jean, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS/WINDSHEAR WHICH EXCEEDED THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES.

## 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 19900507014869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900507014869A), May 7, 1990: Piper PA38112 (N2359L), Jean, NV, Destroyed. Circling airport on downwind side of a mountain. Got into windshear and downdraft. Impacted wing low.
- [Incident 19820627046859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627046859I), Jun 27, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N2359L), Gila Bend, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot got lost, contacted ATC but ran out of fuel before reaching airport. Landed in desert, hit nose gear, prop.
- [Incident 19790324011389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324011389I), Mar 24, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N2359L), Albuquerque, NM. Foreign object damage caused fuel needle valve to malfunction. Engine flooded out.

## Other aircraft with N2359L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2359L): Raytheon A36, S/N E-3159, built 1998
- [Cancelled 1971-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359L-1971-12-23): Beech 23, S/N M-197. Owner: [Culler Robert Wayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CULLER%20ROBERT%20WAYNE), [Rockville, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Rockville)

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