# N2938X: 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: February 21, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2938X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2938X

## Aircraft that carried N2938X

- [Cancelled 1989-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2938X-1989-02-21): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 287990575. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N2938X (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 LAX88FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA082), Jan 8, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N2938X), Napa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING IN IFR CONDITIONS AFTER BECOMING DISORIENTED WHILE EXECUTING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2938X (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 19880107000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880107000209A), Jan 7, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N2938X), Napa, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Weather brief VFR not advised. Not current IFR.flew into IMC.filed. Had to hold. Became confused lost control crashed.
- [Incident 19800629056699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629056699I), Jun 29, 1980: Piper PA28/ (N2938X), Novato, CA, Minor damage. Landing damage to nose wheel and propeller. Runway condition fair, settlement in runway.

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