# N2378K: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2017-06-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 38-79A0601
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 7, 2004
- Last registry action: January 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A225FB
- Owner when cancelled: [Ascent Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASCENT%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [League City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/League%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5037° N, 95.0872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77573, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2378K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2378K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2378K-2017-06-28

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 DFW06CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA133), May 19, 2006: Piper PA-38-112 (N2378K), La Porte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.

## 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 20060519030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060519030649A), May 19, 2006: Piper PA38112 (N2378K), La Porte, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The 1979 Piper tomahawk crashed and flipped inverted after a downwind take-off. The 18 year old student pilot, who was the sole occupant, suffered minor…
- [Incident 19890509020039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509020039I), May 9, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2378K), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Wing tip struck a fuel truck while taxiing when instructor reached down to pick up his headset.

## Other aircraft with N2378K

- [Cancelled 1970-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2378K-1970-12-31): Luscombe 8A, S/N 5105. Owner: [Beaugrand George Joseph Callahan E C Crandell H Fr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAUGRAND%20GEORGE%20JOSEPH%20CALLAHAN%20E%20C%20CRANDELL%20H%20FR), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

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