N2578L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 14, 2016. The last status on file was "registration expired".
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled July 14, 2016
- Serial number
- 38-79A0768
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired
- Certificate issued
- January 11, 1991
- Last FAA action
- June 12, 2013
- Last owner
- Golden Eagle Enterprises INC (Corporation)
Fresno, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N2578L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38 · serial 38-79A0768
The pilots' inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in the airplane departing with insufficient fuel to complete the planned flight, and their failure to recognize that discrepancy en route, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 38-112 · serial 79A0768
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY WHILE ANALYZING THE FORECAST WINDS DURING PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND THE STRONG WIND CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED DURING HIS LANDING.
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