# N4838P: 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 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4838P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4838P

## Aircraft that carried N4838P

- [Cancelled 2013-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4838P-2013-04-18): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-408, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [John W Buchanan Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20W%20BUCHANAN%20INC), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N4838P (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 LAX89FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA277), Aug 14, 1989: Piper PA-23-250 (N4838P), Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: DISABLEMENT OF THE STABILATOR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4838P (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 19890814029129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890814029129A), Aug 14, 1989: Piper STCPA23 (N4838P), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed to pitch up,stall and dive into lake. Elevator pulley broke,had been rubbing on housing. Prior pitchover.

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