# N26093: 1981 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2017-12-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 26, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 38-81A0115
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1981
- Last registry action: December 24, 1983
- Mode S code: A282AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Bartelt Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARTELT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Sturgis, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Sturgis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8283° N, 85.4479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49091, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26093
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26093-2017-12-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI84LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA005), Oct 2, 1983: Piper PA-38 (N26093), Portage, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA028), Jan 19, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N26093), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19831002052639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002052639A), Oct 2, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N26093), Austen Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted go around after bad landing and aircraft crashed into trees.
- [Accident 19820119001349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119001349A), Jan 19, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N26093), Grand Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. During flight test for private certificate, pilot allowed aircraft to veer off runway during soft field takeoff.

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