# N8938W: 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 29, 1995
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8938W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8938W

## Aircraft that carried N8938W

- [Cancelled 1995-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938W-1995-11-29): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 2810505. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Harold Horton Well Drilling](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAROLD%20HORTON%20WELL%20DRILLING), [Cuddebackville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Cuddebackville)

## NTSB investigations on N8938W (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 MIA94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA091), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N8938W), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MUFFLER IN FLIGHT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, ALLOWING HOT EXHAUST GASSES TO IMPINGE ON THE CARBURETOR IGNITING THE FUEL AND THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8938W (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 19940312004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312004999A), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA28235 (N8938W), Sebring, FL, Substantial damage. On climbout engine failed. Smoke from firewall. Turned back. Landed. Fire burned most of aircraft. Hole in muffler.

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