# N8538C: 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: January 25, 1972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8538C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8538C

## Aircraft that carried N8538C

- [Cancelled 1972-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538C-1972-01-25): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-1261. Owner: [Weekes Chester L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEEKES%20CHESTER%20L), [Sparta, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Sparta)

## NTSB investigations on N8538C (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 NYC72FHA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHA22), Oct 31, 1971: Piper PA-22 (N8538C), Branchville, NJ, substantial damage

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