N9171A1982 Piper PA-38-112
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 26, 2014.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply3 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Plane Nonsense INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Bear, DE
- Certificate issued
- Feb 2, 2004
- Canceled
- Nov 26, 2014
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 9, 1982
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
- 1982
- Serial number
- 38-82A0119
- 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
- ACB328
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- 2004 – 2014Plane Nonsense INCBear, DE
- 1956 – 1974H And H Flying Service INCRedding, CA · different airframe: Cessna 170a S/N 19362
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 (3)
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.
- Landing gear · saddle bolt · bentApr 12, 1996
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR BOLTS (AN7-17A) AND ONE SADDLE BOLT FROM EACH SIDE (AN6H-14A) WERE BENT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · bolt · bentApr 12, 1996
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR BOLTS (AN7-17A) AND ONE SADDLE BOLT FROM EACH SIDE (AN6H-14A) WERE BENT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · push rod · damagedNov 30, 1995
THE PUSH ROD METAL INSERT ON THE VALVE END BECAME LOOSE. THIS ALLOWED THE INSERT TO POUND AGAINST THE METAL TUBE, CURLING THE METAL OVER, UNDER THE INSERT TO THE OUTSIDE.
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