# N4279E: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2014-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2014
- 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: 38-78A0527
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1987
- Last registry action: March 13, 1993
- Mode S code: A51938
- Owners when cancelled: [Poppell Gordon H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POPPELL%20GORDON%20H), [Poppell Edith Y](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POPPELL%20EDITH%20Y)
- Location: [Twentynine Palms, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Twentynine%20Palms)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2351° N, 116.0583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92278, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4279E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4279E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4279E-2014-10-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX767), Jan 30, 1995: CONTROL. BINDING. INVESTIGATION OF OFF AIRPORT LANDING FOUND EVIDENCE OF VACUUM FILTER LINES BEING CHAFED. IT WAS REPORTED ELEVATOR CONTROL FAILED TO RESPOND DURING TAKEOFF. SUBM

## 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 LAX95FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA082), Jan 20, 1995: Piper PA-38-112 (N4279E), Joshua Tree, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the operator's inadequate annual inspection by failing to find that the flight control's horizontal section of the 'T' bar was rubbing against the vacuum hoses behind the instrument panel. The jammed…

## 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 19950120000689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950120000689A), Jan 20, 1995: Piper PA38112 (N4279E), Joshua Tree, CA, Substantial damage. On takeoff roll found yoke binding. Unable rotate. Aborted. Overran runway. T bar siezed on misplaced vacuum hoses.

## Other aircraft with N4279E

- [Cancelled 1955-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4279E-1955-10-05): Aeronca 11CC, S/N 11CC-150, built 1947. Owner: [Woodworth Gerald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODWORTH%20GERALD), [Monroe Center, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Monroe%20Center)

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