# N38NL: 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 1, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38NL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38NL

## Aircraft that carried N38NL

- [Cancelled 2013-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38NL-2013-07-01): Wasielak Kenneth E SONERAI IIL, S/N 01366L, built 1986. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Novak Louis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOVAK%20LOUIS), [Bensenville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Bensenville)

## NTSB investigations on N38NL (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 CHI98FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA096), Feb 22, 1998: Wasielak Sonerai II L (N38NL), Malta, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failed to maintain adequate clearance from the other aircraft.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38NL (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 19980222001522A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001522A), Feb 22, 1998: Amtr SONERAI2L (N38NL), Malta, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. 2 Soneris collided in flight. Other was n 43804. Both fell and were destrtoyed. (.4)a witness on the ground observed the two airplanes approaching his farm…
- [Incident 19910818047959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910818047959I), Aug 18, 1991: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N38NL), Caledonia, MN, Minor damage. Pilot stated he taxied across grass to avoid traffic. Aircraft hit runway light.

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