# N8538S: 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: July 29, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8538S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8538S

## Aircraft that carried N8538S

- [Cancelled 2013-07-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538S-2013-07-29): Air Tractor AT-301, S/N 301-0138, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Valley Sprayer & Duster Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20SPRAYER%20%26%20DUSTER%20SERVICE%20INC), [Sun City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sun%20City)
- [Cancelled 1965-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538S-1965-10-15): Cessna 182H, S/N 18256638. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N8538S (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 LAX82FUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ42), Jul 16, 1982: Air Tractor 301 (N8538S), Yuma, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8538S (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 19820716029549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716029549A), Jul 16, 1982: Airtrc AT301 (N8538S), Yuma, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft returning to base nosed up, stalled and spun in. Possible pilot incapacitation. Had been spraying all night
- [Incident 19820409032199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820409032199I), Apr 9, 1982: Airtrc AT301 (N8538S), Yuma, AZ. Engine lost power, flame appeared from crack in top of #1 cylinder from spark plug to spark plug.

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