# N38688: 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: July 25, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38688
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38688

## Aircraft that carried N38688

- [Cancelled 1989-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38688-1989-07-25): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 287725259. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N38688 (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 NYC87FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA006), Oct 3, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N38688), Holyoke, MA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38688 (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 19861003047559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861003047559A), Oct 3, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N38688), Westfield, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft hit a ridge while circling VFR to land. Altimeter setting put aircraft 120 feet lower than actual.

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