# N9487T: Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 1991-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 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: 3878A0114
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AD2E3F
- Owners when cancelled: [Vowell Stevan E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VOWELL%20STEVAN%20E), [Hudspeth William A III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUDSPETH%20WILLIAM%20A%20III), [Nichols Lonnie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20LONNIE), [Honeycutt Alan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HONEYCUTT%20ALAN), [Floyd Larkin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOYD%20LARKIN)
- Location: [Berryville, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Berryville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3483° N, 93.5508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72616, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9487T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9487T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9487T-1991-03-22

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 CHI90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA014), Oct 21, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N9487T), Lincoln, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE RUNWAY CONDITION & OBSTRUCTIONS.

## 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 19891021042069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891021042069A), Oct 21, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N9487T), Lincoln, IL, Substantial damage. Landed at a closed airport to obtain fuel. Then tried depart on half runway, liftoff nose high stalled into houses.

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