# N38515: 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: December 24, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38515
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38515

## Aircraft that carried N38515

- [Cancelled 1981-12-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38515-1981-12-24): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 287716263, built 1977. Owner: [Downs Leslie Russell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWNS%20LESLIE%20RUSSELL), [Chula Vista, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chula%20Vista)

## NTSB investigations on N38515 (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 LAX78FUM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM17), Apr 6, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N38515), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38515 (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 19780406008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406008319A), Apr 6, 1978: Piper PA28161 (N38515), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage

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