# N2487N: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1992-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1992
- 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: 3879A0870
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 16, 1989
- Last registry action: September 21, 1992
- Mode S code: A25111
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Isle Intl Acft Sls Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20ISLE%20INTL%20ACFT%20SLS%20INC)
- Location: [Gainesville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3190° N, 83.8144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30501, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2487N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2487N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2487N-1992-11-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ATL89LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA202), Aug 25, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2487N), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE AIRPLANE FUEL SUPPLY DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MONITOR IN-FLIGHT FUEL CONSUMPTION, WHICH LED TO AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL…

## 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 19890825034059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825034059A), Aug 25, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2487N), Gainesville, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Aircraft struck trees. Both fuel tanks were empty.

## Other aircraft with N2487N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2487N): Powrachute AIRWOLF, S/N A085ULS, built 2007
- [Cancelled 1952-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2487N-1952-11-04): Cessna 120, S/N 12740. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Twin Ports Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWIN%20PORTS%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)

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