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N2552C

N2552C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 12, 2018. 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 January 12, 2018

Serial number
38-79A0228
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 19, 2001
Last FAA action
July 15, 2008
Last owner
Mason James F (Individual)
Rowlett, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna 172B cancelled June 25, 1958

Serial number
26196
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 12, 1958
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Poelman Aircraft CO INC (Corporation)
New Orleans, LA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2552C

CEN12FA520Accident on August 4, 2012 at Fate, TX: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-79A0228

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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