# N2455F: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1999-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 38-79A0456
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1989
- Last registry action: December 3, 2004
- Mode S code: A2459F
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9090° N, 93.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55436, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2455F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2455F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2455F-1999-01-30

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 CHI97LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA169), Jun 17, 1997: Piper PA-38-112 (N2455F), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during a go-around (aborted landing). Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's…

## 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 19970616014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014249A), Jun 16, 1997: Piper PA38112 (N2455F), Minneapolis, MN, Destroyed. Second solo bounced landing. Tried go around full flaps. Exited runway through fence in residential yard. (-23) during student pilot's second solo. Student…

## Other aircraft with N2455F

- [Cancelled 2022-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2455F-2022-10-01): Buckeye BUCKEYE BREEZE, S/N 16416. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Owens Jerry Deon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OWENS%20JERRY%20DEON), [Benton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Benton)

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