N4279E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 9, 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 October 9, 2014
- Serial number
- 38-78A0527
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 6, 1987
- Last FAA action
- March 13, 1993
- Last owner
- Poppell Gordon H (Individual)
Twentynine Palms, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Aeronca 11CC cancelled October 5, 1955
- Serial number
- 11CC-150
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 8, 1952
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Woodworth Gerald (Individual)
Monroe Center, IL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4279E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-78A0527
the operator's inadequate annual inspection by failing to find that the flight control's horizontal section of the 'T' bar was rubbing against the vacuum hoses behind the instrument panel. The jammed 'T' bar and the rough terrain were factors in this accident.
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