# N2588K: 1979 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1982-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1982
- 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: 38-79A0681
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1979
- Mode S code: A278B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Niles Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NILES%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Niles, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Niles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8319° N, 86.2308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49120, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2588K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2588K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588K-1982-10-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI82FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA200), Jun 6, 1982: Piper PA-38 (N2588K), Niles, MI, 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 19820606020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606020579A), Jun 6, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N2588K), Niles, MI, Destroyed. Witness saw aircraft descending in a rolling motion, made a wobbly recovery, then dived into trees.

## Other aircraft with N2588K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2588K): Luscombe 8A, S/N 5315

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