# N8938C: 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: March 25, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8938C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8938C

## Aircraft that carried N8938C

- [Cancelled 2010-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938C-2010-03-25): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7625136, built 1976. Owner: [Rollins Robert N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROLLINS%20ROBERT%20N), [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938C-1965-05-26): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-1538. Owner: [Mink Mark O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINK%20MARK%20O), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## NTSB investigations on N8938C (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 LAX07FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA241), Aug 5, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N8938C), S. Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain clearance from trees during takeoff-initial climb. Contributing to the accident were turbulence, downdrafts, and rising…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8938C (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 20070805016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070805016819A), Aug 5, 2007: Piper PA28140 (N8938C), South Lake Tah, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft N8938C, piloted by [privacy data omitted] departed tvl on 08/05/2007 at approximately 0930 local. Witnesses observed the aircraft trying to…

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