N4273E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 7, 2017. 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 April 7, 2017
- Serial number
- 38-78A0518
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 13, 1999
- Last FAA action
- September 12, 2005
- Last owner
- Aviones INC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard
Aeronca 7AC cancelled August 30, 1949
- Serial number
- 7AC7162
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 29, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- W H Coffin Air Service (Co-owned)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4273E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-78A0518
Inadequate remedial action by the pilot in command (CFI) after the student failed to maintain control of the aircraft during the final stages of a visual approach to land. Factors were gusting crosswinds and the flight instructor's lack of total instructional experience.
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