# N38531: 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 9, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38531
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38531

## Aircraft that carried N38531

- [Cancelled 2009-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38531-2009-11-09): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7790560, built 1977. Registration revoked. Owner: [Mcglothlin Henry M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGLOTHLIN%20HENRY%20M), [Richlands, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richlands)

## NTSB investigations on N38531 (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 IAD78DIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ01), Oct 13, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N38531), Abingdon, VA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38531 (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 19771013035889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771013035889A), Oct 13, 1977: Piper PA28181 (N38531), Abingdon, VA, Substantial damage. Plt decided to return to dept pt after observing mountain top obscured with fog.

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