# N6280A: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1991-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 3878A0363
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1980
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A8364E
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9090° N, 93.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55436, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6280A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6280A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6280A-1991-12-23

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19890225054469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225054469I), Feb 25, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N6280A), Minneapolis, MN. Power loss on climb. Elected to teardrop back to runway. Other aircraft gave way. Found massive fuel leak.

## Other aircraft with N6280A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6280A): Adams Burton L PROTECH PT2, S/N PT 1105
- [Cancelled 1956-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6280A-1956-05-15): Cessna 182, S/N 33080. 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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