# N8838L: 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: August 31, 1978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8838L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8838L

## Aircraft that carried N8838L

- [Cancelled 1978-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8838L-1978-08-31): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-8992, built 1972. Revoked, pending cancellation. Owner: [Winkler Jerry E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINKLER%20JERRY%20E), [Cooper Landing, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Cooper%20Landing)

## NTSB investigations on N8838L (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 ANC78FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA071), Aug 31, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N8838L), Cooper Landing, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8838L (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 19780831042459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831042459A), Aug 31, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N8838L), Cooper Landing, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. A/c float equipped reported to be spotting bear. Water found in rifloat.

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