# N5388L: 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: February 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5388L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5388L

## Aircraft that carried N5388L

- [Cancelled 2013-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5388L-2013-02-08): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-4696, built 1968. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Carver Gary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARVER%20GARY%20D), [Modesto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Modesto)

## NTSB investigations on N5388L (2)

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 LAX96LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA347), Jul 13, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N5388L), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of a propeller blade as a result of undetected in-service mechanical damage that caused a stress point that progressed to a point of failure.
- [NTSB LAX95LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA268), Jul 24, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N5388L), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to perform preflight fuel consumption calculations, and his failure to refuel the aircraft.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5388L (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 19960712021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960712021459A), Jul 12, 1996: Piper PA28180 (N5388L), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. Narrative: on July 12, 1996, a Piper PA28-180 N5388L enroute from Bermuda Dunes, CA to camarillo, CA piloted by reto amman and andreas schenck sustained…
- [Accident 19950723019349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723019349A), Jul 23, 1995: Piper PA28180 (N5388L), Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit near destination. Landed river bed. Out of fuel. No check out misjudged fuel consumption.

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