# N538Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 3, 1970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538Y

## Aircraft that carried N538Y

- [Cancelled 1970-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538Y-1970-09-03): Bensen Gyrocopter B8, S/N J-I-1, built 1964. Owner: [Plonsky Frank J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLONSKY%20FRANK%20J), [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)
- [Cancelled 1936-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538Y-1936-09-01): Commonwealth REARWIN JUNIOR 3000, S/N 207. Owner: [Kingston J R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINGSTON%20J%20R), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

## NTSB investigations on N538Y (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 NYC68A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0046), Sep 16, 1967: Bensen B8M (N538Y), Palmyra, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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