# N9279T: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 38-78A0315
- 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: January 21, 1997
- Last registry action: February 12, 2009
- Mode S code: ACDBD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Taylor Michael B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20MICHAEL%20B)
- Location: [Merry Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Merry%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0663° N, 76.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27957, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9279T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9279T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9279T-2013-05-14

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 ERA12LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA112), Dec 16, 2011: Piper PA-38-112 (N9279T), Merry Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Operation of the airplane by a non-certificated pilot. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while making a forced landing following a total loss…

## 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 20111216028879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111216028879A), Dec 16, 2011: Piper PA-38-112 (N9279T), Merry Hill, NC, Destroyed. [privacy data omitted] Departed plymouth airport (pmz), plymouth, north carolina on the morning of December 16, 2011. Some time later, his aircraft crashed…

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