# N38481: 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: November 14, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38481
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38481

## Aircraft that carried N38481

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38481-2012-11-14): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7790555, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Educational Consultants Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDUCATIONAL%20CONSULTANTS%20INC), [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)

## NTSB investigations on N38481 (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 DEN93FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA043), Apr 17, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N38481), Elbert, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS WERE HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING/EXPERIENCE, EXISTING WEATHER, AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB OAK78DXQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ05), Nov 30, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N38481), Lund, NV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38481 (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 19930416009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930416009569A), Apr 16, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N38481), Elbert, CO, Destroyed. Lost control in area of snow showers and rain. Dark night. Limited ground lights in area.
- [Accident 19771130037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771130037239A), Nov 30, 1977: Piper PA28181 (N38481), Lund, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot reported alternator failure.

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