# N38602: 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: September 21, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38602
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38602

## Aircraft that carried N38602

- [Cancelled 2012-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38602-2012-09-21): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7790568, built 1977. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Des Plaines, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Des%20Plaines)

## NTSB investigations on N38602 (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 CHI93LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA355), Sep 10, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N38602), Davison, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE FUEL AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38602 (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 19930911033919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930911033919A), Sep 11, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N38602), Davison, MI, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Crash landed in rough terrain. Failed lean mixture.

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