# N9866T: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 38-78A0226
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 1978
- Last registry action: May 9, 1981
- Mode S code: ADC4AA
- Location: [Lexington, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Lexington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4452° N, 71.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, MA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9866T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9866T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9866T-2013-03-21

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 NYC80FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA039), May 2, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N9866T), Pawtucket, RI, destroyed

## 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 19800502090791A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502090791A), May 2, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N9866T), Pawtucket, RI, Destroyed. Overtook and struck the tail of N4447E both flaring for landing. Impact raised nose of 4447E, severing 9866TS tail.

## Other aircraft with N9866T

- [Cancelled 1960-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9866T-1960-07-22): Cessna 172A, S/N 47666. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

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