# N2443K: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2014-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2014
- 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: 38-79A0637
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1990
- Last registry action: April 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A241A6
- Owners when cancelled: [Bolivar Aircraft Sales Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLIVAR%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC%20DBA), [Bolivar Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLIVAR%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Bolivar, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Bolivar)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2434° N, 89.0004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38008, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2443K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2443K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2443K-2014-09-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ATL90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA046), Dec 27, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2443K), Selmer, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR TO PLACE THE ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL IN THE RICH POSITION PRIOR TO BEGINNING TRAFFIC PATTERN MANEUVERS. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE QUIT BECAUSE OF THE LEAN FUEL MIXTURE AT…

## 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 19891227053359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891227053359A), Dec 27, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2443K), Selmer, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit downwind for touch and go. Forced landing into trees. Inspection showed engine was operated too lean.

## Other aircraft with N2443K

- [Cancelled 1965-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2443K-1965-05-18): Luscombe 8E, S/N 5170. Owner: [Quint Philip B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUINT%20PHILIP%20B), [Peabody, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Peabody)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.