N2554D1978 Piper PA-38-112
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 17, 2016.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply4 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Barron Thomas Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Canceled
- Feb 17, 2016
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 20, 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
- Year
- 1978
- Serial number
- 38-79A0369
- 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
- A26CF9
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- 1957Individual ownerHouston, TX · different airframe: Cessna 170b S/N 20706
- until 2016Barron Thomas Aviation INCScottsdale, AZ
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 (4)
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.
- Reciprocating engine · cylinder · pittedMay 26, 1995
UPON REMOVAL OF CYLINDERS (PN LW-1663) FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF STC SE792NW (INCREASE IN HORSEPOWER FROM 112 HP TO 125 UP), ALL FOUR CYLINDER WALLS SHOWED CONSIDERABLE PITTING. CAMSHAFT (PN 75706) LOBES AND LIFTERS (PN 71105) SHOWED FLAT SPOTTING, PITS, AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. SUSPECT CONDITIONS WERE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bulkhead · crackedMay 26, 1995
UPON INSPECTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH AD 82-27-08, THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED: A. FS 240.62 BULKHEAD (PN 77554002) HAD 2 CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE TAIL TIE-DOWN FITTING. THE CRACKS EXTENDED THROUGH THE BULKHEAD FLANGES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · buckledMay 26, 1995
FS 99.29 FRAME ASSEMBLY (PN 77467-09) WAS FOUND BUCKLED IN THE VICINITY OF THE RT WING AFT ATTACH POINT. PIPER SERVICE KIT 765-177 REAR SPAR FRAME STIFFENER HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED. DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY POSSIBLE HARD LANDING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · skin · bentMay 26, 1995
THE LOWER RT AILERON SKIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE OUTBOARD HINGE WAS BENT OUTWARD FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION. THIS ALLOWED THE AILERON SKIN TO CATCH INTERMITTENTLY ON THE LOWER, WING SKIN WHICH WOULD PREVENT THE AILERON FROM MOVING DOWN PAST NEUTRAL. IF THIS OCCURRED IN-FLIGHT, LOSS OF AILERON…
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