N9283T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 22, 2013. 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 May 22, 2013
- Serial number
- 38-78A0318
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 4, 1991
- Last FAA action
- May 17, 1994
- Last owner
- Fikes James A (Individual)
Fresno, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 180C cancelled June 2, 1960
- Serial number
- 50783
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- May 6, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft Company (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9283T
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA38-112 · serial 38-78A0318
THAT THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND USED POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING, INFLIGHT DECISION, AND FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS 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