# N8538R: 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: December 17, 1974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8538R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8538R

## Aircraft that carried N8538R

- [Cancelled 1974-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538R-1974-12-17): Bellanca 14-19-3A, S/N 4300. Owner: [Laningham Earl William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANINGHAM%20EARL%20WILLIAM), [Cederedge, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Cederedge)

## NTSB investigations on N8538R (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 DEN75AD018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD018), Oct 4, 1974: Bellanca 14-19 (N8538R), Vail, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8538R (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 19741004036839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741004036839A), Oct 4, 1974: Blanca 14193A (N8538R), Vail, CO, Destroyed. Acft crashed at 12300FT.mts obscrd by clouds. Recovery date 10/6/74.

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