# N2565P: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2013-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 38-79A1040
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 26, 1980
- Last registry action: November 18, 1989
- Mode S code: A270DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Bertsch Wayne W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERTSCH%20WAYNE%20W)
- Location: [Port Angeles, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0303° N, 123.3294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98362, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2565P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2565P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2565P-2013-08-08

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 (2)

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 SEA87FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA014), Oct 26, 1986: Piper PA-38 (N2565P), Port Townsend, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX72AL038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL038), Nov 23, 1971: Piper PA-22 (N2565P), Chloride, AZ, destroyed, 1 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 19861025051529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861025051529A), Oct 25, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N2565P), Port Townsend, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft struck trees during a night flight. Weather at the site is unknown. The pilot may have entered fog.

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