# N8538N: 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 31, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8538N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8538N

## Aircraft that carried N8538N

- [Cancelled 2025-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538N-2025-10-31): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-11337, built 1969. Exported to Armenia. Owner: [Bas Part Sales LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAS%20PART%20SALES%20LLC), [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)

## NTSB investigations on N8538N (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 CEN24LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA059), Dec 10, 2023: Piper PA28 (N8538N), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing that resulted in a runway excursion, an impact with a runway sign, and a nose gear collapse.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8538N (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 20231210022759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231210022759A), Dec 10, 2023: Piper PA-28-235 (N8538N), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. • On December 10, 2023 at 11:11 CST (17:11Z), a Piper PA-28-235 aircraft bearing registration number N8538N, registered to the pilot in command ,went off the…

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