# N7438U: 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: March 7, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7438U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7438U

## Aircraft that carried N7438U

- [Cancelled 2018-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7438U-2018-03-07): Cessna T207A, S/N 20700464. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Tanalian Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TANALIAN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Port Alsworth, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Alsworth)
- [Cancelled 1981-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7438U-1981-07-07): Boeing 727-22C, S/N 19895. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Boeing Equipment Holding Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20EQUIPMENT%20HOLDING%20CO), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## NTSB investigations on N7438U (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 ANC98LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA040), Apr 22, 1998: Cessna 207A (N7438U), Scammon Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in the accident were low ceilings, and whiteout conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7438U (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 19980422007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980422007419A), Apr 22, 1998: Cessna T207A (N7438U), Scammon Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Believed saw airport. A creek bed. Went around and collided with snow covered rising terrain in whiteout condition. (.4)a VFR cross-country air taxi flight…

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