# N38398: 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 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38398
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38398

## Aircraft that carried N38398

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38398-2013-05-09): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R-7703213, built 1977. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell)

## NTSB investigations on N38398 (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 LAX80DXQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ15), Nov 23, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N38398), Wendover, UT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38398 (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 19791123036909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123036909A), Nov 23, 1979: Piper PA28/ (N38398), Wendover, UT, Substantial damage. Engine surged, low oil pressure. Crash landed on highway. Rod bearing failure. Loss of oil due open oil filler cap

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