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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-38-112
Year
1978
Serial number
38-78A0691
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
A24157
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
2025 – nowIndividual ownerOcean City, NJ · current
1953Air Carrier Service CorpWashington, DC · different airframe: Piper Pa-18-135 S/N 18-1938
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Sep 9, 1982 · Pomona, NJ
WHILE TAXIING FROM LANDING, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PASS BETWEEN A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. THE WINGTIP OF THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT HIT A FENDER ON THE TRUCK.
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.
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.
Flight controls · rod end · brokenJun 7, 1999
DURING FLIGHT, LT AILERON WOULD NOT RESPOND TO CONTROLS. FOUND AFT LT ROD END BROKEN AT AFT SIDE OF LOCKNUT AND BEARING END FROZEN AND IMMOVABLE, EVEN AFTER REMOVAL. PILOT NOTICED AILERONS LOCKED ON GROUND WITH SEAT BELTS WITH LEFT AILERON DOWN POSITION WHEN TIED DOWN. ALSO, ROD END LOWER HALF WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.