N2493A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 30, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled July 30, 2013
- Serial number
- 38-78A0713
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- July 16, 1998
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Dallas, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper PA-18 cancelled July 31, 1959
- Serial number
- 18-1960
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 19, 1958
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Farmers Aviation CO (Corporation)
Worland, WY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2493A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-78A0713
The student pilot's improper inflight planning and decision, after becoming lost/disoriented, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, before landing in a suitable landing area. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot of another aircraft did not accurately identify the lost airplane before providing directions, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing, once the engine lost power.
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