# N23887: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2008-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2008
- 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: 38-79A1062
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1987
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A229C8
- Owner when cancelled: [Sportsman Airpark Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPORTSMAN%20AIRPARK%20INC)
- Location: [Newberg, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Newberg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3242° N, 122.9873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97132, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23887
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23887
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23887-2008-07-31

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 SEA06LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA005), Oct 15, 2005: Piper PA-38-112 (N23887), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed while on approach for landing resulting in an inadvertent stall. Wind gusts, trees and an undetermined loss of engine power were factors.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20051015025979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015025979A), Oct 15, 2005: Piper PA38112 (N23887), Newberg, OR, Destroyed. (-23) On 11/15/2005 at approximately 1237 PST, a Piper PA-38-112, N23887 during instructional flight flew into terrain while maneuvering about Sportsman's…

## Other aircraft with N23887

- [Cancelled 1970-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23887-1970-10-09): Taylorcraft BL-65, S/N 1523, built 1939. Owner: [Ray Roy E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAY%20ROY%20E), [Plateau, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Plateau)

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