# N5538F: 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: January 5, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5538F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538F

## Aircraft that carried N5538F

- [Cancelled 2018-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538F-2018-01-05): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-24937, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [J F Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20F%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Evansville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Evansville)

## NTSB investigations on N5538F (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 CEN12LA651](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA651), Sep 10, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N5538F), Boonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination could not verify whether the fuel selector was…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5538F (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 20120910020969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120910020969A), Sep 10, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N5538F), Boonville, IN, Substantial damage. The student pilot took off on a solo flight on runway 090 and climbed to aprox. 75-100 feet, on runway heading. The engine stopped running and the student…

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