N2601A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 2014. 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 September 25, 2014
- Serial number
- 38-78A0771
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 15, 1988
- Last FAA action
- December 7, 1991
- Last owner
- Wynn David B DBA (Individual)
Brazil, IN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper PA-20-135 cancelled February 26, 1953
- Serial number
- 20-941
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Liberia
- Certificate issued
- December 1, 1952
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Southern Aero INC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2601A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-78A0771
FAILURE TO ESTABLISH A PROPER GLIDEPATH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION, THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE.
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