# N2452C: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2020-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2020
- 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: 38-79A0192
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2014
- Last registry action: October 25, 2016
- Mode S code: A24533
- Owner when cancelled: [International Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Hartford)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7409° N, 72.6707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06114, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2452C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2452C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2452C-2020-07-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2018FA0000100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2018FA0000100), Feb 5, 2018: ROTOR. WORN. WORN ROTOR ULTIMATELY FAILED DURING FLIGHT, RESULTING IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE PILOT LIKELY HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS WITH THE WORN ROTO

## 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 ERA17FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA112), Feb 22, 2017: Piper PA38 (N2452C), East Haven, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the fuel selector valve in a position that restricted fuel flow to the engine, resulting in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation. Also causal was…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20170222005869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170222005869A), Feb 22, 2017: Piper PA-38-112 (N2452C), East Haven, CT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On February 22, 2017, about 0957 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-38-112, registration number N2452C, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in…
- [Incident 19810417024209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417024209I), Apr 17, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2452C), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control on landing roll out and ran off runway.

## Other aircraft with N2452C

- [Cancelled 1956-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2452C-1956-12-10): Cessna 180, S/N 30752. Exported to Honduras. Owner: [Rosario Exploration Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSARIO%20EXPLORATION%20CO), [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)

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