# N538FL: 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: May 11, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538FL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538FL

## Aircraft that carried N538FL

- [Cancelled 2015-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538FL-2015-05-11): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7125368, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kilgore John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KILGORE%20JOHN%20R), [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N538FL (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 MKC80DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD03), Oct 24, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N538FL), Oelwein, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N538FL (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 19791024028269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791024028269A), Oct 24, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N538FL), Oelwin, IA, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed long, delayed in go-around. Ran off end runway. Hit embankment.

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