# N4247E: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1997-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1997
- 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: 3878A0505
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1980
- Last registry action: February 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A50DCD
- Owner when cancelled: [Platt Philemon K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLATT%20PHILEMON%20K)
- Location: [Ocracoke, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Ocracoke)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0732° N, 75.9985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27960, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4247E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4247E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4247E-1997-10-15

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19810514053639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514053639I), May 14, 1981: Piper PA32* (N4247E), Easton, MD, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to strike another during taxiing on ramp.

## Other aircraft with N4247E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4247E): Vans RV-12, S/N 120402, built 2012
- [Cancelled 1955-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4247E-1955-11-14): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-7156, built 1947. Owner: [Faeges Yale Julius](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAEGES%20YALE%20JULIUS), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)

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