# N2553A: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2015-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2015
- 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: 38-78A0754
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1978
- Last registry action: September 26, 1997
- Mode S code: A26CD3
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Carolina Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20CAROLINA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Morganton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Morganton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7633° N, 81.7499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28655, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2553A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2553A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553A-2015-03-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ATL85FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA007), Oct 11, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N2553A), Morgantown, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19841011075822A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841011075822A), Oct 11, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N2553A), Morgantown, NC, Destroyed. Turning to a normal downwind, was struck by N32828. Sun may have obscured pilots vision.

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