# N2485N: 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: 3879A0867
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A250CB
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2485N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2485N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2485N-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 CHI88FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA153), Jul 3, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2485N), Hamm Lake, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT, EITHER BY THE STUDENT OR BY THE INSTRUCTOR, AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR A RECOVERY, BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, BEFORE THE RESULTING OUT OF CONTROL DESCENT…

## 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 19880703024709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703024709A), Jul 3, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N2485N), Hamm Lake, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Impacted in swamp in uncontrolled descent. No witnesses. Marijuana detected in student.

## Other aircraft with N2485N

- [Cancelled 2012-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2485N-2012-05-16): Buckeye DREAM MACHINE, S/N 3778, built 1997. Registration pending, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cando, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Cando)
- [Cancelled 1949-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2485N-1949-06-17): Cessna 140, S/N 12738. Owner: [Aeronauts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONAUTS%20INC)

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