# N38523: 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: October 31, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38523
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38523

## Aircraft that carried N38523

- [Cancelled 2020-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38523-2020-10-31): Piper PA-32R-300, S/N 32R-7780438, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Drake Enterprises Of Lincolnton Nc LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAKE%20ENTERPRISES%20OF%20LINCOLNTON%20NC%20LLC), [Lincolnton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lincolnton)

## NTSB investigations on N38523 (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 ERA18FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA197), Jul 24, 2018: Piper PA32R (N38523), Lincolnton, NC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38523 (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 20180724017819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180724017819A), Jul 24, 2018: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38523), Iron Station, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 24, 2018, approximately 0530 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32 airplane, N38523, sustained substantial damage and was destroyed during an impact…
- [Incident 20170816017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170816017119I), Aug 16, 2017: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38523), Taylorsville, NC, Minor damage. The aircraft had departed kipj (lincoln county) for kukf (wilkes county) and was at 4.500' MSL and approx 7 miles NE of Taylorsville NC when pilot heard 2 loud…

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