# N2440D: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1982-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 38-79A0316
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1979
- Mode S code: A24137
- Owner when cancelled: [Shepardson Donald E Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPARDSON%20DONALD%20E%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7956° N, 116.9698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92020, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2440D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2440D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2440D-1982-12-22

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 LAX79FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA079), Sep 10, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2440D), Ramona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790910041132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790910041132A), Sep 10, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N2440D), Ramona, CA, Destroyed. Student on high/wide downwind began descending turn to base. Was struck by larger, faster overtaking airplane.

## Other aircraft with N2440D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2440D): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 4496305
- [Cancelled 2006-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2440D-2006-07-10): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608612. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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