# N2553P: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1981-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 1981
- 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: 38-79A1036
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1981
- Mode S code: A26CE0
- Owner when cancelled: [Wadman William Wood III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADMAN%20WILLIAM%20WOOD%20III)
- Location: [Martinez, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Martinez)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9781° N, 122.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94553, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2553P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2553P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553P-1981-03-17

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

## 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 LAX81FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA015), Nov 17, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N2553P), Santa Rosa, CA, 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 19801117090339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801117090339A), Nov 17, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2553P), Santa Rosa, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft stalled and spun in after engine malfunction on initial climb. Attempted 180 degree turn back to airport.

## Other aircraft with N2553P

- [Cancelled 2022-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553P-2022-02-09): Rand Kar X-AIR, S/N 725, built 2007. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Musa Aziz](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUSA%20AZIZ), [Missouri City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Missouri%20City)
- [Cancelled 1965-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553P-1965-01-12): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-2917. Owner: [Cornwell Harold F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORNWELL%20HAROLD%20F), [Kokomo, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Kokomo)

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