# N38588: 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=38588
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38588

## Aircraft that carried N38588

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38588-2012-11-14): Piper J5A, S/N 5-1008, built 1940. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Marble Leo V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARBLE%20LEO%20V), [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)

## NTSB investigations on N38588 (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 ANC85FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA163), Aug 25, 1985: Piper J5A (N38588), Mt. Palmer, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38588 (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 19850825073232A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825073232A), Aug 25, 1985: Piper J5A (N38588), Mt Palmer, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Collided with 417GP over noted sightseeing area. Wing portion separated prior to impact on the side of a mountain.

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