# N2490K: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2012-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 38-79A0663
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1985
- Last registry action: March 31, 1994
- Mode S code: A253D0
- Owners when cancelled: [Barrett Harry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRETT%20HARRY%20D), [Ripple Dan W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIPPLE%20DAN%20W)
- Location: [Cabot, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Cabot)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9648° N, 92.0621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72023, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2490K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2490K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2490K-2012-09-10

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19810121006009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810121006009I), Jan 21, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2490K), Conway, AR, Minor damage. Instructor demonstrating soft field landing let glide path get too low and struck powerline. Propellor badly nicked

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