# N2538N: 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: March 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2538N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2538N

## Aircraft that carried N2538N

- [Cancelled 2013-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2538N-2013-03-11): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-79A0907, built 1979. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Saint Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Louis)
- [Cancelled 1952-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2538N-1952-08-29): Cessna 140, S/N 12794. Owner: [Adams Bruce E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADAMS%20BRUCE%20E), [Meade, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Meade)

## NTSB investigations on N2538N (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 CHI96LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA298), Aug 15, 1996: Piper PA-38 (N2538N), Fairbury, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate airspeed and an inadvertant stall during the initial takeoff climb. Factors associated with the accident were the rough terrain used for takeoff and the ditch at the departure end on the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2538N (2)

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 19960814022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814022599A), Aug 14, 1996: Piper PA38112 (N2538N), Fairbury, NE, Substantial damage. (.4)The student pilot landed the airplane in a farm field after becoming disoriented and low on fuel. The student called his instructor who flew to a nearby…
- [Incident 19800318040399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800318040399I), Mar 18, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2538N), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Wind gust caused momentary loss of control on final approach. Aircraft went off side of runway.

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