# N5538V: 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=5538V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538V

## Aircraft that carried N5538V

- [Cancelled 2018-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538V-2018-10-16): Thrush S2R-H80, S/N H80-223, built 2018. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 2006-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538V-2006-09-06): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R-7703131. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Kaa Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAA%20CORP), [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5538V (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.

- [Incident 19881003061089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003061089I), Oct 3, 1988: Piper PA28R201T (N5538V), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Electrical failure. Manually lowered gear. Landed without landing lights. Hit taxiway sign in dark.

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