Single-engine piston

N2540C

1978 Piper Tomahawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
38-79A0222
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carmel, CA
Registration record

N2540C on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Tomahawk (FAA: Piper PA-38-112)
Serial
38-79A0222
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carmel, CA
Certificate issued
2022-04-22
Airworthiness date
1978-11-16
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A268B5
Mode S (octal)
50464265
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N2540C to the current registrant.
  • 1978-11-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1970-06-25
    N2540C previously assigned to a Cessna 170B (s/n 26184); cancelled.
Overview

About N2540C

N2540C is a 1978 Piper Tomahawk (FAA model PA-38-112), serial number 38-79A0222. It is registered to an individual in Carmel, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 November 16, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2540C. 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

1964-09-01 Accident · St Marys Gla Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2721
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170 — a different aircraft that carried the N2540C 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.