# N2493A: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 38-78A0713
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1978
- Last registry action: July 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A25430
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9302° N, 96.7927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75240, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2493A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2493A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2493A-2013-07-30

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 FTW97LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA095), Jan 30, 1997: Piper PA-38-112 (N2493A), Boswell, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper inflight planning and decision, after becoming lost/disoriented, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, before landing in a suitable landing area. Factors relating to the…

## 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 19970130000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970130000989A), Jan 30, 1997: Piper PA38112 (N2493A), Boswell, OK, Substantial damage. (.4) According to the student pilot and the operator of the airplane, the student was on a solo cross country flight from rockwall, Texas, to bonham, Texas,…

## Other aircraft with N2493A

- [Cancelled 1959-07-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2493A-1959-07-31): Piper PA-18, S/N 18-1960. Owner: [Farmers Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMERS%20AVIATION%20CO), [Worland, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Worland)

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