# N6279A: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1994-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 1994
- 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: 3878A0362
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1991
- Last registry action: September 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A833D2
- Owner when cancelled: [Ohtonen Charles H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OHTONEN%20CHARLES%20H)
- Location: [Chassell, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Chassell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9841° N, 88.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49916, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6279A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6279A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6279A-1994-10-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI93FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA247), Jul 9, 1993: Piper PA-38-112 (N6279A), Houghton, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. INTENTIONAL BUZZING WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 19930708025139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708025139A), Jul 8, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N6279A), Houghton, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While making low pass over family home lost control and dived into ground left wing low. Lacked recent time.

## Other aircraft with N6279A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6279A): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208865, built 2008
- [Cancelled 1956-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6279A-1956-05-10): Cessna 182, S/N 33079. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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