# N8738E: 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: December 2, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8738E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8738E

## Aircraft that carried N8738E

- [Cancelled 2019-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738E-2019-12-02): Enstrom Helicopter 480B, S/N 5251. Exported to Thailand. Owner: [Enstrom Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENSTROM%20HELICOPTER%20CORP), [Menominee, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Menominee)
- [Cancelled 2011-08-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738E-2011-08-03): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 28-7615156, built 1976. Expired dealer. Owner: [Martin Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Pine Bluff, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Pine%20Bluff)

## NTSB investigations on N8738E (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 BFO91LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA035), Mar 27, 1991: Piper PA-28-151 (N8738E), Martinsburg, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8738E (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 19910326063209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326063209A), Mar 26, 1991: Piper PA28151 (N8738E), Martinsburg, WV, Destroyed. Low on fuel at night. Let down for landing at airport. Engine quit. Crashed in trees. No usable fuel on board.
- [Incident 19870713042429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713042429I), Jul 13, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N8738E), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft started to settle after intersection takeoff attempt. Aborted, ran off runway into dirt. Density altitude

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