# N8438K: 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 4, 1955
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8438K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8438K

## Aircraft that carried N8438K

- [Cancelled 1955-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8438K-1955-10-04): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1438, built 1947. Owner: [Kahl Paul D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAHL%20PAUL%20D), [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8438K-undated): Schweizer G-164B, S/N 693B. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N8438K (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 ATL83LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA352), Sep 2, 1983: Schweizer G-164B (N8438K), Tyler, AL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8438K (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 19830902046329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902046329A), Sep 2, 1983: Scwzer G164B (N8438K), Tyler, AL, Destroyed. Tried to fly under wires on a spray run. Wing hit wires. Landed in a field and hit trees. Aircraft burned.

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