# N9247T: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2007-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 38-78A0295
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2001
- Last registry action: June 19, 2007
- Mode S code: ACD065
- Owner when cancelled: [Smiley Sam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMILEY%20SAM)
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0737° N, 84.3893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45230, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9247T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9247T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9247T-2007-08-16

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 ATL07FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA081), Apr 26, 2007: Piper PA-38-112 (N9247T), Dawsonville, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, with a low cloud ceiling, over mountainous terrain.

## Other aircraft with N9247T

- [Cancelled 2013-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9247T-2013-03-08): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11210, built 2012. Exported to China. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled 1960-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9247T-1960-05-09): Cessna 180C, S/N 50747. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

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