# N5538G: 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: May 8, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5538G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538G

## Aircraft that carried N5538G

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538G-2021-05-08): Helio USAF U-10D, S/N 1270, built 1967. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mcgregor Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGREGOR%20LARRY), [Brookville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Brookville)
- [Cancelled 1975-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538G-1975-10-28): Cessna 150J, S/N 15071038. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Kentucky Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENTUCKY%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)

## NTSB investigations on N5538G (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 ANC91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA096), Jul 5, 1991: De Havilland DHC-2 (N5538G), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FORCED LANDING ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND THE ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COLLECTOR INTERMEDIATE BEARINGS.

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