# N2609K: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1999-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 1999
- 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: 38-79A0686
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1996
- Last registry action: November 5, 1996
- Mode S code: A2829A
- Owner when cancelled: [Hopkins Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPKINS%20MICHAEL%20L)
- Location: [Gray Court, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Gray%20Court)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5879° N, 82.1271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29645, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2609K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2609K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2609K-1999-04-14

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ATL98LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA040), Jan 24, 1998: Piper PA-38-112 (N2609K), Laurens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation that resulted in initiating flight in marginal visual conditions, and resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## 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 19980124000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980124000539A), Jan 24, 1998: Piper PA38112 (N2609K), Laurens, SC, Substantial damage. Unable land at planned fuel stop. Selected another 34C but ran out of fuel prior. Pulled up avoid wires. Stalled. (-23) the pilot departed lyh at about 09:30…

## Other aircraft with N2609K

- [Cancelled 1970-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2609K-1970-12-04): Luscombe 8E, S/N 5336, built 1947. Owner: [Belleville Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLEVILLE%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Belleville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Belleville)

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