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N2609K

N2609K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 14, 1999. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-38-112 cancelled April 14, 1999

Serial number
38-79A0686
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 4, 1996
Last FAA action
November 5, 1996
Last owner
Hopkins Michael L (Individual)
Gray Court, SC
Airworthiness
None on file

Luscombe 8E cancelled December 4, 1970

Serial number
5336
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1947
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 15, 1952
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Belleville Aviation CORP (Corporation)
Belleville, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2609K

ATL98LA040Accident on January 24, 1998 at Laurens, SC: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-79A0686

The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation that resulted in initiating flight in marginal visual conditions, and resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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