# N2459K: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1990-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 3879A0642
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A2462F
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2459K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2459K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2459K-1990-02-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 FTW88FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA132), Jul 10, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2459K), Electra, TX, destroyed, 2 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 19880710029649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710029649A), Jul 10, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N2459K), Electra, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed to descend in a spin and to begin recovery too late. Was over gross at takeoff. No parachutes as required.

## Other aircraft with N2459K

- [Cancelled 2018-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2459K-2018-01-02): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10034, built 2005. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Westwind Aircraft Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTWIND%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20LLC), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

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