# N2461K: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2012-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- 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: 38-79A0644
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1980
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A248CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Southwest Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWEST%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Fairacres, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Fairacres)
- Physical address: [Las Cruces, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Cruces)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3047° N, 106.8366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairacres, NM, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2461K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2461K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2461K-2012-06-27

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 DEN80FQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA01), Oct 5, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2461K), Gallup, NM, 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 19791005032049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005032049A), Oct 5, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N2461K), Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot reported aircraft banked suddenly after takeoff. Dragged wing on ground and possible dust devil.

## Other aircraft with N2461K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2461K): Gulfstream Aerospace GVI (G650ER), S/N 6102, built 2014

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