N6403A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 14, 2012. The last status on file was "first notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled August 14, 2012
- Serial number
- 38-78A0419
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- First notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- October 3, 2008
- Last FAA action
- October 3, 2008
- Last owner
- Whittenburg Douglas M (Individual)
Cincinnati, OH - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 182 cancelled April 26, 1961
- Serial number
- 33203
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- August 25, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Love Joseph W (Corporation)
Little Falls, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6403A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-78A0419
The pilot's improper pre-flight planning and failure to ensure that there was an adequate fuel supply on board to complete the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the malfunction of the fuel quantity indicator.
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