N2492K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled April 7, 2017
- Serial number
- 38-79A0665
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 23, 2001
- Last FAA action
- September 28, 2007
- Last owner
- Lucas Benjamin I (Individual)
Blaine, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Luscombe 8E cancelled June 9, 1949
- Serial number
- 5219
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 19, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Luscombe Airplane CORP (Corporation)
Dallas, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2492K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-79A0665
The inadequate preflight planning by the pilot resulting in the exhaustion of the fuel supply, and the pilot not maintaining directional control during the forced landing. A factor was the unsuitable landing area selected by the pilot, and the ditch.
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