# N40PA: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2007-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 38-78A0628
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 25, 2003
- Last registry action: March 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A4AB8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Hoyt Stephen P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOYT%20STEPHEN%20P)
- Location: [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40PA-2007-10-09

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 MIA03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA170), Aug 23, 2003: Piper PA-38-112 (N40PA), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the airplane manufacturer's recommendation to not use automobile fuel in the airplane resulting in deterioration of the fuel tank sealant, fuel starvation of the engine…

## 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 20030823022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823022009A), Aug 23, 2003: Piper PA38112 (N40PA), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was operated in an airworthy condition when it was operated with 93 octane automobile gasoline by the current owner/operator. This caused the…

## Other aircraft with N40PA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40PA): Rotorsport UK CAVALON, S/N RSUK-V00455

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