# N2420F: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2021-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2021
- 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: 38-79A0433
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 9, 2018
- Last registry action: March 9, 2018
- Mode S code: A239CB
- Owner when cancelled: [Everglades Aviation Academy LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGLADES%20AVIATION%20ACADEMY%20LLC)
- Location: [Weston, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Weston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1105° N, 80.3740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33326, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2420F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2420F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2420F-2021-07-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ERA21LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA059), Dec 2, 2020: Piper PA38 (N2420F), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

## 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 20201202020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201202020079A), Dec 2, 2020: Piper PA-38-112 (N2420F), Pembroke Pines, FL, Substantial damage. CFI and a student pilot were performing touch and go's when on the upwind leg of their 3rd landing a quick burning smell followed by the carbon monoxide…
- [Incident 20030531024259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030531024259I), May 31, 2003: Piper PA38112 (N2420F), Brookshire, TX, Minor damage. (-23) At 4500 feet, enroute to fredericksburg, Texas, lost power. Thereafter could not develop power above idle. On landing in field, struck fence post causing…
- [Incident 19870404016889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404016889I), Apr 4, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2420F), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Solo students engine ran rough, landed on a boulevard. Wingtip hit a post. Engine defect to be reported.

## Other aircraft with N2420F

- [Cancelled 1965-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2420F-1965-11-04): Cessna 180H, S/N 18051620, built 1965. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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