# N2602L: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1998-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 3879A0776
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1984
- Last registry action: October 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A281A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Derwitt W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DERWITT%20W)
- Location: [Grider, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Grider)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7432° N, 78.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22820, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2602L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2602L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2602L-1998-02-20

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 BFO89LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA040), Jun 1, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2602L), Criders, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB.

## 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 19890601013979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890601013979A), Jun 1, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2602L), Crider, VA, Substantial damage. Drifted into trees on crosswind takeoff. Downdraft over tree line a factor.

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