N6403A — 1978 Piper PA-38-112

Aircraft record

Serial number

38-78A0419

Manufacturer

Piper

Model

PA-38-112

Year

1978

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-235 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N6403A →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN12LA007Oct 5, 2011Centerburg, OHNo injuries

   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.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1978 Piper PA-38-112).

1. Aug 14, 2012deregistered — Whittenburg Douglas M

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N6403A was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1978 Piper PA-38-112 above.

• until Apr 26, 1961Cessna 182 (s/n 33203)

Frequently asked

Has N6403A been in an accident?

Yes. N6403A appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2011.

What kind of aircraft is N6403A?

N6403A is a 1978 Piper PA-38-112 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 38-78A0419.