# N27838: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 8, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27838
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27838

## Aircraft that carried N27838

- [Cancelled 2019-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27838-2019-05-08): Piper J4A, S/N 4-1059, built 1940. Owner: [Seaplanes R Fun Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEAPLANES%20R%20FUN%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N27838 (2)

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 GAA19CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA089), Nov 30, 2018: Piper J4 (N27838), Forest, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB NYC02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA077), Mar 28, 2002: Piper J4A (N27838), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The maintenance technician's failure to properly adjust the carburetor float. Factors were the unsuitable terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N27838 (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.

- [Incident 20181129017789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181129017789I), Nov 29, 2018: Piper J4A (N27838), New London, VA, Substantial damage. A/c ground looped into a fence during student's first solo
- [Accident 20020328007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328007169A), Mar 28, 2002: Piper J4A (N27838), Cincinnati, OH, No damage. (.19) On March 28, 2002, about 1500 eastern standard time, a Piper J4A, N27838, was substantially damaged during a forced landing after takeoff from Cincinnati…

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