# N6400A: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2020-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 38-78A0415
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2018
- Last registry action: February 5, 2018
- Mode S code: A86794
- Owner when cancelled: [Pilots Choice Aviation Equipment Leasing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PILOTS%20CHOICE%20AVIATION%20EQUIPMENT%20LEASING%20CO)
- Location: [Georgetown, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Georgetown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6649° N, 97.7806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78628, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6400A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6400A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6400A-2020-06-22

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 CEN19CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA336), Sep 2, 2019: Piper PA38 (N6400A), Taylor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student's soft-field takeoff, which resulted in an excessive pitch attitude, settling effect, and impact with a ditch off the end of the runway.

## 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 20190902017919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190902017919A), Sep 2, 2019: Piper PA-38-112 (N6400A), Taylor, TX, Substantial damage. At approximately 0925 on September 2, 2019, N6400A departed georgetown municipal airport, TX (gtu), To conduct precision take off on landing training at Taylor…

## Other aircraft with N6400A

- [Cancelled 1957-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6400A-1957-01-07): Cessna 182, S/N 33200. Owner: [Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLIPPARD%20INSTRUMENT%20LABORATORY%20INC), [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)

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