# N3538A: 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: January 18, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3538A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3538A

## Aircraft that carried N3538A

- [Cancelled 2018-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3538A-2018-01-18): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-1812, built 1953. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Johnson Dale M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20DALE%20M), [Seminole, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Seminole)

## NTSB investigations on N3538A (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 FTW80DQG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG38), Sep 3, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N3538A), Odessa, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3538A (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 19800903039209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903039209A), Sep 3, 1980: Piper PA22 (N3538A), Odessa, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot put fuel selector in off position during practice forced landing. Instructor failed to notice.

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