# N4538H: 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: August 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4538H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4538H

## Aircraft that carried N4538H

- [Cancelled 2013-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4538H-2013-08-19): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-0795, built 1979. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N4538H (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 FTW96LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA357), Aug 25, 1996: Mooney M20J (N4538H), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power when the magneto disengaged from the engine. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4538H (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 19960825023919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960825023919A), Aug 25, 1996: Mooney M20J (N4538H), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine lost power and pilot made emergency landing in a field. (-23) this private pilot departed lbb for lru after topping off his fuel tanks on an…

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