# N9840T: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2017-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 2017
- 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: 38-78A0222
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1994
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: ADBC6A
- Owner when cancelled: [Avlease Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVLEASE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9840T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9840T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9840T-2017-06-01

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 FTW96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA087), Jan 9, 1996: Piper PA-38-112 (N9840T), Port Mansfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Deer running onto the runway as the student pilot was landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the soft terrain that was encountered as the pilot was maneuvering to avoid a collision.

## 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 19960109002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960109002479A), Jan 9, 1996: Piper PA38112 (N9840T), Port Mansfield, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 9, 1996, at 1430 central standard time, a Piper PA-38-112, N9840T, collided with terrain during a go-around at the Port Mansfield airport,…

## Other aircraft with N9840T

- [Cancelled 1960-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9840T-1960-08-09): Cessna 172A, S/N 47640. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

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