# N407DS: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2002-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2002
- 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: 38-79A0989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 3, 1991
- Last registry action: May 14, 2002
- Mode S code: A4C6FE
- Owners when cancelled: [Delaware State University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELAWARE%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY), [Airway Science Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRWAY%20SCIENCE%20DEPT)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=407DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407DS-2002-06-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 NYC00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA167), Jun 18, 2000: Piper PA-38 (N407DS), Cheswold, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's delayed remedial action. Factors included the instructor's failure to take positive control of the airplane, and the student's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the…

## 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 20000618008859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000618008859A), Jun 18, 2000: Piper PA38112 (N407DS), Dover/Cheswold, DE, No damage. (-23) Instructor failed to take command in time to prevent aircraft from slowing to such a critical speed that recovery was not possible.

## Other aircraft with N407DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407DS): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.411, built 2004

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