# N2457N: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1984-06-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 2, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- 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: 38-79A0851
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 17, 1983
- Last registry action: June 2, 1984
- Mode S code: A245EC
- Owners when cancelled: [Luft Spiel Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUFT%20SPIEL%20CORPORATION), [Calistoga Soaring Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALISTOGA%20SOARING%20CENTER), [Decker Donovan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20DONOVAN), [Decker Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20ANNE), [Al Don Dusting Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AL%20DON%20DUSTING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2457N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2457N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2457N-1984-06-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ATL83LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA364), Sep 10, 1983: Piper PA-38-12 (N2457N), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

## 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 19830910051599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910051599A), Sep 10, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N2457N), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Overcontrolled after aircraft swerved on the landing roll. Ran off the runway into a sandbank.

## Other aircraft with N2457N

- [Cancelled 2012-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2457N-2012-05-08): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 4496306, built 2012. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Globe Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LLC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 2006-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2457N-2006-04-25): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10112, built 2006. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1953-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2457N-1953-08-06): Cessna 120, S/N 12710. Owner: [Anderson Automatics](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20AUTOMATICS), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

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