# N2552A: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1991-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 1991
- 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: 3878A0753
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1983
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A26CB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Methot Ronald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METHOT%20RONALD%20J)
- Location: [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.8171° N, 82.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33703, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2552A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2552A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2552A-1991-03-22

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 MIA84FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA170), May 23, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N2552A), St.Petersburg, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19840523061079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523061079A), May 23, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N2552A), St Petersburg B, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crash occurred after aircraft completed one roll at 100 feet above the gluf of Mexico.
- [Incident 19791220049009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220049009I), Dec 20, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N2552A), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. Pilot taxied too fast to stop an end of runway, ran off runway.

## Other aircraft with N2552A

- [Cancelled 2018-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2552A-2018-05-31): New Kolb FIRESTAR, S/N FS02400067, built 2007. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Biggsville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Biggsville)

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