# N25649: 1981 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 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: 38-81A0036
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1981
- Last registry action: April 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A270CE
- Location: [Adelanto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Adelanto)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6518° N, 117.5261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92301, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25649
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25649
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25649-2013-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX89LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA301), Sep 4, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N25649), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT PORPOISE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF TRAINING IN RECOVERY FROM…

## Other aircraft with N25649

- [Cancelled 1973-04-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25649-1973-04-20): Beech E-55, S/N TE-904, built 1973. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Southeastern Beechcraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHEASTERN%20BEECHCRAFT%20INC), [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)

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