Single-engine piston

N2539G

1979 Piper Tomahawk

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
38-79A0550
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tpt Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Caseville, MI
Registration record

N2539G on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Tomahawk (FAA: Piper PA-38-112)
Serial
38-79A0550
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Tpt Aviation LLC
Caseville, MI
Certificate issued
2026-03-19
Airworthiness date
1979-01-30
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A2663D
Mode S (octal)
50463075
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

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N2539G to the current registrant.
  • 1988-07-31
    Accident at Flint, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-01-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1965-09-01
    N2539G previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182B Skylane (s/n 51839); cancelled.
Overview

About N2539G

N2539G is a 1979 Piper Tomahawk (FAA model PA-38-112), serial number 38-79A0550. The FAA register lists Tpt Aviation LLC as the registrant in Caseville, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 19, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 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 (utility), dated January 30, 1979.

N2539G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 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

1988-07-31 Accident · Flint, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI88LA182
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-38-112
1965-07-05 Accident · Belleville Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1925
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N2539G registration before this airframe.

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.