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N4188E1999 Piper PA-28-181

Deregistered

Checked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Aug 29, 2026

N4188E appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2012, 3 fatalities). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Aug 29, 2026.

Aircraft record

Serial number
2843212
Manufacturer
Piper
Year
1999
Category
Fixed wing single-engine
Engine
Lycoming 0-360-a1d
Registration
Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

  1. WPR12FA420Sep 13, 2012Strawberry, AZFatal · 3 fatal

    The flight instructor's and the evaluator's failure to divert at an appropriate time during cruise flight, which resulted in the airplane's inability to maintain a sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight evaluator's decision to allow the student pilot to plan for and execute a hazardous flight at an inappropriate altitude considering the terrain in high-density altitude conditions.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1999 Piper PA-28-181).

  1. Jul 26, 2013deregisteredCae Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N4188E was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1999 Piper PA-28-181 above.

Frequently asked

Has N4188E been in an accident?
Yes. N4188E appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2012.
What kind of aircraft is N4188E?
N4188E is a 1999 Piper PA-28-181 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 2843212.
Has N4188E been in a fatal accident?
An NTSB record for N4188E (WPR12FA420) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.

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