# N4273E: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 38-78A0518
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1999
- Last registry action: September 12, 2005
- Mode S code: A51866
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviones Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIONES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7452° N, 75.5937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19805, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4273E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4273E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4273E-2017-04-07

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 DEN99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA095), Jun 3, 1999: Piper PA-38-112 (N4273E), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate remedial action by the pilot in command (CFI) after the student failed to maintain control of the aircraft during the final stages of a visual approach to land. Factors were gusting…

## 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 19990603006359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990603006359A), Jun 3, 1999: Piper PA38112 (N4273E), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) On June 3, 1999, at 1730 central daylight time, a Piper PA-38-112, N4273E, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground during a go-around at…

## Other aircraft with N4273E

- [Cancelled 1949-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4273E-1949-08-30): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC7162. Owner: [W H Coffin Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/W%20H%20COFFIN%20AIR%20SERVICE)

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