# N383AV: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1998-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 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: 3879A0124
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 22, 1986
- Last registry action: January 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A46683
- Owner when cancelled: [Flightstar Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTSTAR%20CORP)
- Location: [Savoy, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Savoy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0539° N, 88.2664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61874, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383AV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=383AV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N383AV-1998-04-03

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 CHI97FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA133), May 18, 1997: Piper PA-38-112 (N383AV), Savoy, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation and her not maintaining airspeed. Factors were fuel exhaustion and entering an inadvertent stall.

## 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 19970517010889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970517010889A), May 17, 1997: Piper PA38112 (N383AV), Champaign-Urban, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Power loss and possible stall on initial climb. (.4)the airplane was on the initial climb after a touch and go landing. The engine lost power followed by a…

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