# N2503B: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1996-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 3879A0095
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1995
- Last registry action: February 3, 1995
- Mode S code: A25A41
- Owners when cancelled: [Swan Michael D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWAN%20MICHAEL%20D), [Swan Esther J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWAN%20ESTHER%20J)
- Location: [Woodbury, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Woodbury)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9180° N, 92.9383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55125, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2503B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2503B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2503B-1996-07-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI96LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA107), Mar 15, 1996: Piper PA-38-112 (N2503B), St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the signs contacted by the airplane during the forced…

## 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 19960314004229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960314004229A), Mar 14, 1996: Piper PA38112 (N2503B), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Lost power en route round robin. Made several stops. Landed on city highway. Fuel tanks were empty. Struck objects. (-23) on 03/14/96 at 2030 CST Piper…

## Other aircraft with N2503B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2503B): Blankenship Douglas M CHALLENGER II SPEC, S/N CH20697CW1621, built 2000
- [Cancelled 1971-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2503B-1971-01-07): Aeronca L-16A, S/N 47-1114. Owner: [Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20WING%20CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL), [Breckenridge, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Breckenridge)

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