# N91309: 1981 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- 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: 38-81A0158
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1990
- Last registry action: June 26, 1993
- Mode S code: ACA44A
- Owners when cancelled: [Arthur Todd A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20TODD%20A), [Dyer Dwaynea](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DYER%20DWAYNEA)
- Location: [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91309
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=91309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91309-2015-04-30

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 MIA90FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA106), Apr 18, 1990: Piper PA-38-112 (N91309), Marco Island, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO IMPROPER PLANNING & DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19900418011919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900418011919A), Apr 18, 1990: Piper PA38112 (N91309), Marco Island, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates ran out of fuel on final for landing. Stalled, impacted short of runway in gulf waters offshore.
- [Incident 19890822057059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822057059I), Aug 22, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N91309), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Noise after takeoff. Returned. Aircraft veered left on touchdown. Left landing gear departed. Bolt had sheared off.
- [Incident 19880310016379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310016379I), Mar 10, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N91309), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Left main gear and strut separated from aircraft on rollout. No hard landings. Left strut bolt to wing had broken.

## Other aircraft with N91309

- [Cancelled 1973-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91309-1973-06-27): Cessna 180H, S/N 18052042. Owner: [Hapwarth William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAPWARTH%20WILLIAM)

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