# N7238A: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: July 31, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7238A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7238A

## Aircraft that carried N7238A

- [Cancelled 1998-07-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7238A-1998-07-31): Bell 407, S/N 53137. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1991-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7238A-1991-03-26): Beech A36, S/N E2254. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Fta Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FTA%20LTD), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- [Cancelled 1969-01-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7238A-1969-01-28): Cessna 172, S/N 29338. Owner: [Cox Calvin L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COX%20CALVIN%20L), [Fountaintown, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fountaintown)

## NTSB investigations on N7238A (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 LAX89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA146), May 9, 1989: Beech A36 (N7238A), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SOFT/UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
- [NTSB CHI69F0381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0381), Nov 25, 1968: Cessna 172 (N7238A), Shelbyville, IN, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7238A (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 19890509011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509011179A), May 9, 1989: Beech A36 (N7238A), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Engine vibrated and lost power en route. Landed in a rough field. Hole in top of engine. Nr 4 cylinder had shattered

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