# N8438B: 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: October 29, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8438B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8438B

## Aircraft that carried N8438B

- [Cancelled 2024-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8438B-2024-10-29): Piper PA-28-236, S/N 28-8211002, built 1981. Owner: [Cr Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CR%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Bloomington, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Bloomington)

## NTSB investigations on N8438B (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 CEN24LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA144), Apr 1, 2024: Piper PA28 (N8438B), Muncie, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control while maneuvering outside established instrument approach procedures in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an…
- [NTSB CHI04LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA080), Feb 28, 2004: Piper PA-28-236 (N8438B), Bourbon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate annual inspection in that the worn brake disks were not replaced which resulted in diminished braking capability during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8438B (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 20240401003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240401003539A), Apr 1, 2024: Piper PA-28-236 (N8438B), Muncie, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 1, 2024, at approximately 10:28AM eastern time, a Piper PA-28, [privacy data omitted], was on approach to runway 14 at Delaware county airport (kmie),…
- [Accident 20040228006169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228006169A), Feb 28, 2004: Piper PA28236 (N8438B), Bourbon, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Accident investigation revealed excessive brake wear. About 20% brake surface being utilized on both brake discs combined. Last annual inspection did…

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