# N23797: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1999-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 38-79A1054
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1989
- Last registry action: December 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A22634
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9090° N, 93.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55436, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23797
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23797
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23797-1999-03-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA084), Feb 13, 1994: Piper PA-38-112 (N23797), Eden Prairie, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND REMAINING BELOW A PROPER GLIDE PATH DURING FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 19940213002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940213002009A), Feb 13, 1994: Piper PA38112 (N23797), Minneapolis, MN, Destroyed. Struck power line and crashed during approach to land. Student was aware of the power line.
- [Incident 19870404055229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404055229I), Apr 4, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N23797), St Paul, MN. A twin Beech on a practice IFR approach caused a near miss by 50 ft of this aircraft while it was on final.

## Other aircraft with N23797

- [Cancelled 1971-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23797-1971-04-28): Stinson HW75, S/N 7248. Owner: [Kriete Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRIETE%20ROBERT%20C), [Troy, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Troy)

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