# N5438U: 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 25, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5438U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5438U

## Aircraft that carried N5438U

- [Cancelled 2023-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5438U-2023-04-25): Beech V35, S/N D-8509, built 1967. Owner: [Apple Donald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPLE%20DONALD%20E), [Piqua, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Piqua)

## NTSB investigations on N5438U (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 CEN19FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA323), Sep 18, 2019: Beech V35 (N5438U), London, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering toward the final leg of the traffic pattern and facing the rising sun, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5438U (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 20190918013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190918013309A), Sep 18, 2019: Beech V35 (N5438U), London, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Private pilot departed his personal airfield near piqua Ohio at approximately 1100Z enroute for kuyf (Madison County Airport, London Ohio). Video evidence…

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