# N2403A: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2018-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2018
- 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: 38-78A0671
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 19, 2001
- Last registry action: April 4, 2008
- Mode S code: A232C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Terry M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20TERRY%20M)
- Location: [South Saint Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/South%20Saint%20Paul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8880° N, 93.0417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55075, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2403A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2403A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2403A-2018-01-16

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 LAX85LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA148), Jan 23, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2403A), Sahuarita, AZ, substantial damage

## 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 19850122006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850122006039A), Jan 22, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N2403A), Sahuarita, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed on abandoned airstrip lined with trees. Right wing struck a tree on rollout.

## Other aircraft with N2403A

- [Cancelled 1954-07-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2403A-1954-07-29): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-769. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Southwest Air Rangers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWEST%20AIR%20RANGERS), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)

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