# N43DR: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1997-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 3882A0016
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1995
- Last registry action: August 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A52120
- Owner when cancelled: [Indiana Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDIANA%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Bedford, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Bedford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8635° N, 86.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47421, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43DR-1997-12-13

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 (3)

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 CHI97LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA295), Sep 17, 1997: Piper PA-38-112 (N43DR), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the go-around, which resulted in an inadvertant stall. A factor related to the accident was the raising of flaps.
- [NTSB CHI88LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA109), May 8, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N43DR), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN84LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA257), Aug 19, 1984: Piper PA-38 (N43DR), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19970917027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970917027029A), Sep 17, 1997: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Landed short rna onto runway. Struck runway light. (.4)the student pilot reported that while on final approach, she added a second notch of flaps. She then…
- [Accident 19880508015219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880508015219A), May 8, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing. Right main gear collapsed due to attach bolt failure from overstress and metal fatigue.
- [Accident 19840819041729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819041729A), Aug 19, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Right wing struck a construction barier taxiing to park. Was off taxiway line. Lineman assisting failed to notice.
- [Incident 19830310013719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310013719I), Mar 10, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Cheyenne, WY, Minor damage. Student on first solo tried to avoid ice chunk on taxiway. Wing tip hit a snowbank.

## Other aircraft with N43DR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43DR): Aerotrike COBRA, S/N COB912S062
- [Cancelled 2018-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43DR-2018-06-19): Gates Learjet 25D, S/N 353. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Waco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waco)

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