N2609F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 12, 2010. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled January 12, 2010
- Serial number
- 38-79A0494
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 22, 2000
- Last FAA action
- December 15, 2009
- Last owner
- Golden Eagle Enterprises INC (Corporation)
Fresno, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N2609F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-79A0194
a loss of engine power due fuel exhaustion, which was caused by the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, inadequate in-flight fuel consumption calculations, and failure to divert to an alternate airport before the fuel situation became critical. Factors in the accident were the pilot becoming lost and disoriented during the flight and the flight instructor's incorrect interpretation of regulations, resulting in inadequate preflight planning.
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