# N2471D: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1990-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: 3879A0326
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A24C7F
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2471D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2471D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2471D-1990-07-16

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 (2)

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 LAX89LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA274), Aug 13, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2471D), Benson, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S ANXIOUSNESS IN…
- [NTSB FTW80FQD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQD16), Sep 20, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N2471D), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19890813028839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028839A), Aug 13, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2471D), Benson, AZ, Destroyed. Saw brief smoke from under dash en route. Turned everything off and crash landed after smoke had ceased.
- [Accident 19800920042569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920042569A), Sep 20, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2471D), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot crashed during attempted emergency landing. Fuel selector on emptytank.

## Other aircraft with N2471D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2471D): Cessna 182S, S/N 18280892, built 2000
- [Cancelled 1970-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2471D-1970-04-14): Cessna 170B, S/N 20623. Owner: [Rawson Stanley L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAWSON%20STANLEY%20L), [Edinboro, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Edinboro)

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