# N4338U: 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: April 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4338U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4338U

## Aircraft that carried N4338U

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4338U-2013-04-02): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8416079, built 1984. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Knowville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knowville)

## NTSB investigations on N4338U (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 ATL90FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA061), Feb 6, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N4338U), Norris, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S MISJUDGED DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES AND THE GROUND. A FACTOR WAS THAT THE PILOT WAS BUZZING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4338U (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 19900206001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900206001679A), Feb 6, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N4338U), Norris, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into trees near parents residence.

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