Single-engine piston

N2506L

1979 Piper Tomahawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
38-79A0740
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Columbus State Community College (Government)
Based
Columbus, OH
Registration record

N2506L on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Tomahawk (FAA: Piper PA-38-112)
Serial
38-79A0740
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
Certificate issued
2014-07-29
Airworthiness date
1979-03-12
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A25AB3
Mode S (octal)
50455263
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
384 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N2506L to the current registrant.
  • 1979-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1970-06-29
    N2506L previously assigned to a Cessna 172H Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17255706); cancelled.
Overview

About N2506L

N2506L is a 1979 Piper Tomahawk (FAA model PA-38-112), serial number 38-79A0740. The FAA register lists Columbus State Community College as the registrant in Columbus, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 108 knots and a range of about 384 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 12, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2506L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
384 nm
Power / thrust (each)
112
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,460 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,544 ft
Fuel burn
7 gph

Published figures for the Piper Tomahawk type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-04-06 Accident · St Petersburg,Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0049
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172H — a different aircraft that carried the N2506L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WATER.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.