# N8638E: 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: November 14, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8638E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8638E

## Aircraft that carried N8638E

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8638E-2012-11-14): Whittman Tailwind W-8, S/N 1-M, built 1960. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)

## NTSB investigations on N8638E (2)

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 NYC71FFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFJ14), Sep 6, 1970: Wittman W8 (N8638E), Medina, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0068), Jun 30, 1966: Whitman W-8 (N8638E), Buffalo, NY, substantial damage

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