# N5538B: 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: March 6, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5538B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538B

## Aircraft that carried N5538B

- [Cancelled 2018-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538B-2018-03-06): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0339, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Brockus C George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROCKUS%20C%20GEORGE), [Valparaiso, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Valparaiso)
- [Cancelled 1992-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538B-1992-09-23): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B0301. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Cessna Finance Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20FINANCE%20CORPORATION), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N5538B (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 CEN13CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA515), Aug 25, 2013: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (N5538B), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5538B (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 20130825015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130825015509A), Aug 25, 2013: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B (N5538B), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. Witnesses stated the aircraft made a steep approach and hit hard on landing, bounced and impacted the runway again, then went off the right side of runway.…

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