# N2579N: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2013-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- 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: 38-79A0928
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 15, 2003
- Last registry action: March 26, 2010
- Mode S code: A2751F
- Owner when cancelled: [Moore Robert R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20ROBERT%20R)
- Location: [Shoshone, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Shoshone)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0506° N, 114.4129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83352, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2579N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2579N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2579N-2013-07-29

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 SEA04LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA104), Jun 11, 2004: Piper PA-38-112 (N2579N), Jerome, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power during descent for landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the soft terrain and the forced…

## 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 20040611011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040611011819A), Jun 11, 2004: Piper PA38112 (N2579N), Jerome, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed N2579N, a PA-38 in a soft potato field as a result of fuel exhaustion. According to the pilot, he attempted to keep the nose off of the…

## Other aircraft with N2579N

- [Cancelled 1967-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2579N-1967-03-24): Cessna 120, S/N 13583. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Carlisle Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLISLE%20AVIATION), [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)

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