N4309E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 19, 2018. 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 January 19, 2018
- Serial number
- 38-78A0544
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 12, 1991
- Last FAA action
- November 17, 2009
- Last owner
- Steinman Alan K (Individual)
Corona, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Aeronca 11CC cancelled November 8, 1950
- Serial number
- 11CC175
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 17, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Dann Orpha (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4309E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-78A0544
Total loss of engine power during the landing approach due to insect debris in the carburetor metering valve, which resulted in fuel starvation.
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