# N9879T: 1978 Piper PA-38-112, registration cancelled 2021-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 38-78A0230
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: June 23, 2020
- Mode S code: ADC8CA
- Owner when cancelled: [Apd Systems LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APD%20SYSTEMS%20LLC)
- Location: [Lonoke, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Lonoke)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8095° N, 91.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72086, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9879T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9879T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9879T-2021-11-20

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 CEN21LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA070), Nov 30, 2020: Piper PA38 (N9879T), Franklin, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The impairment of both pilots from carbon monoxide exposure due to a degraded muffler. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance inspection, which failed to detect the degraded…

## 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 20201130014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201130014119A), Nov 30, 2020: Piper PA-38-112 (N9879T), Franklin, AR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On November 30, 2020 at approximately 1255 CST, N8979T, while on an IFR training flight from kbpk (mountain home, AR) to karg (walnut ridge, AR) impacted…

## Other aircraft with N9879T

- [Cancelled 1960-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9879T-1960-08-09): Cessna 172A, S/N 47679. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

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