Accident · substantial damage
Aug 12, 2009 · Glendale, AZA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- WPR09LA395
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR09LA395)
N96BA1978 Piper PA-38-112
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 26, 2017.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2009)1 AD may apply
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Buzzard Air Service LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Belleville, MI
- Certificate issued
- May 11, 2011
- Canceled
- Oct 26, 2017
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 7, 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
- 38-79A0093
- 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
- AD59E7
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- 2011 – 2017Buzzard Air Service LLCBelleville, MI
- 2005 – 2008Jpl Flyers LLCMetairie, LA · different airframe: 1960 Cessna 210 S/N 57117
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 (1)
ADs 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 (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
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