# N2838E: 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 11, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2838E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2838E

## Aircraft that carried N2838E

- [Cancelled 2002-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2838E-2002-01-11): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271340, built 1978. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bill Bryan Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILL%20BRYAN%20INC), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2838E-1955-10-17): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6421. Owner: [William N Jones Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAM%20N%20JONES%20JR), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)

## NTSB investigations on N2838E (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 LAX01FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA129), Mar 29, 2001: Cessna 172N (N2838E), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were the dark night, the marine cloud layer that restricted the pilot's cruising altitude,…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2838E (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 20010328040069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010328040069A), Mar 28, 2001: Cessna 172N (N2838E), Santa Monica, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Pilot with two passengers departed Santa Monica airport at 1858 PST for a sightseeing flight "up and down the shoreline". Cloud bases from shore westward…

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