# N5838X: 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: November 21, 1988
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5838X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5838X

## Aircraft that carried N5838X

- [Cancelled 1988-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5838X-1988-11-21): Cessna 310F, S/N 3100138. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N5838X (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 FTW85FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA224), May 14, 1985: Cessna 310F (N5838X), Marfa, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC67F0426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0426), Jan 11, 1967: Cessna 310F (N5838X), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5838X (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 19850514016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850514016999A), May 14, 1985: Cessna 310F (N5838X), Marfa, TX, Destroyed. Black smoke from right engine on takeoff. Made a 180, descended, wing struck ground. Many engine discrepancies.
- [Incident 19810125001699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001699I), Jan 25, 1981: Cessna 310F (N5838X), Andalusia, AL, Minor damage. Student pilot was making a practice single engine landing. Aircraft struck ground in left crab left wheel came off.

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