# N2438C: 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: October 19, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2438C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2438C

## Aircraft that carried N2438C

- [Cancelled 2012-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2438C-2012-10-19): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-79A0185, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Williams Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Springfield, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Springfield)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2438C-1965-05-22): Cessna 180, S/N 30738. Owner: [John W Rouse Construction Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20W%20ROUSE%20CONSTRUCTION%20CORP), [Gouverneur, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Gouverneur)

## NTSB investigations on N2438C (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 ATL85FLT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FLT13), Sep 26, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2438C), Springfield, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2438C (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 19850926049829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850926049829A), Sep 26, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N2438C), Springfield, TN, Substantial damage. Lost power after takeoff. Struck tree top landing in a field. Valve assembly in air box separated, blocking air.

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