N23887 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 31, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled July 31, 2008
- Serial number
- 38-79A1062
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 25, 1987
- Last FAA action
- June 17, 2008
- Last owner
- Sportsman Airpark INC (Corporation)
Newberg, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Taylorcraft BL-65 cancelled October 9, 1970
- Serial number
- 1523
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1939
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 1, 1957
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ray Roy E (Individual)
Plateau, AL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N23887
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-79A1062
The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed while on approach for landing resulting in an inadvertent stall. Wind gusts, trees and an undetermined loss of engine power were factors.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site