# N438SB: 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 9, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=438SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438SB

## Aircraft that carried N438SB

- [Cancelled 2012-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438SB-2012-11-09): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-2476, built 1963. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: N Andros Island

## NTSB investigations on N438SB (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 MIA81DA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA119), Sep 17, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N438SB), Cuba (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N438SB (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 19810917060249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917060249A), Sep 17, 1981: Piper PA23250 (N438SB), Guantanamo Bay, CU, Destroyed. Advise out of fuel, ditching in ocean. No trace of plane or occupants found. Nature of flight and owner unknown.

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