N2416BPiper PA-38-112
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- South Texas Air Force LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Mission, TX
- Certificate issued
- Apr 1, 2023
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 6, 1978
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-38-112
- Serial number
- 38-79A0052
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A236E2
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-235 Series
- Type
- 4 Cycle
- Power
- 115 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowSouth Texas Air Force LLCMission, TX · current
- 1952 – 1953Individual ownerLake Forest, IL · different airframe: Temco Gc-1b S/N 3716
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-03-16 | The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Model PA-38-112 Airplanes | Mar 16, 1998 | Airframe (PA-38-112)Certain serial numbers: PA-38-112 38-80A0166–38-82A0122 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Ignition · spark plug · fouledJul 22, 1996
WHILE FLYING, PILOT EXPERIENCED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE RPM AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE BOTTOM SPARK PLUG IN NR 4 CYLINDER WAS NOT GAPPED PROPERLY. A PIECE OF CARBON GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES OF THE SPARK PLUG ALLOWING IT TO BECOME OIL FOULED.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026