# N1938W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 25, 1984
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1938W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1938W

## Aircraft that carried N1938W

- [Cancelled 1984-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1938W-1984-01-25): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 31-7300959. Administratively canceled. Owner: [California Air Charter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20AIR%20CHARTER%20INC), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)
- [Cancelled 1976-05-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1938W-1976-05-28): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10758. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Stewart Larry A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20LARRY%20A), [Hinsdale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Hinsdale)

## NTSB investigations on N1938W (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA039), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA-31 (N1938W), Mt Shasta, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1938W (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810122001199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810122001199A), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA31310 (N1938W), Mount Shasta, CA, Destroyed. Impacted side of cloud-shrouded mountain in a climb attitude. Icing, severe turbulence in area. Was VFR off course.

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