# N5538M: 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: October 16, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5538M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538M

## Aircraft that carried N5538M

- [Cancelled 2018-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538M-2018-10-16): Thrush S2R-H80, S/N H80-224DC. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 2000-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538M-2000-08-25): Cessna 152, S/N 15284609. Owner: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N5538M (2)

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 LAX00FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA209), May 31, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5538M), Palm Springs, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot/flight instructor to maintain sufficient airspeed to prevent the aircraft stalling and spinning. Factors in the accident were terrain induced windshear and sudden wind shift…
- [NTSB FTW69D0192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0192), Jul 4, 1968: Aero Comdr 100 (N5538M), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5538M (2)

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 20000531011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000531011249A), May 31, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5538M), Palm Springs, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23)[privacy data omitted]an instructor for the flight school at Palm Springs, located at Palm Springs airport, Palm Springs, CA, was returning from thermal…
- [Incident 19991011029539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011029539I), Oct 11, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5538M), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot was on solo flight. During landing phase nose landing gear sheared off top portion of fork arms, caused minor skin damage (tear) on left…

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