# N4309E: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2018-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 2018
- 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: 38-78A0544
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 12, 1991
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A526B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Steinman Alan K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEINMAN%20ALAN%20K)
- Location: [Corona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4309E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4309E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309E-2018-01-19

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 WPR13LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA009), Oct 13, 2012: Piper PA-38-112 (N4309E), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power during the landing approach due to insect debris in the carburetor metering valve, which resulted in fuel starvation.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20121013024279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121013024279A), Oct 13, 2012: Piper PA-38-112 (N4309E), Corona, CA, Destroyed. N4309E executed an emergency landing when aircraft lost power. N4309E landed south of the runway at kjao and substained heavy damage.
- [Incident 19791117045489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117045489I), Nov 17, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N4309E), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Instructor did not recover fast enough when student flared too high.

## Other aircraft with N4309E

- [Cancelled 1950-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309E-1950-11-08): Aeronca 11CC, S/N 11CC175. Owner: [Dann Orpha](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANN%20ORPHA)

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