# N9538J: 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: July 20, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9538J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9538J

## Aircraft that carried N9538J

- [Cancelled 1993-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9538J-1993-07-20): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 283666. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Jimison Raymond E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIMISON%20RAYMOND%20E), [Hilton Head Island, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hilton%20Head%20Island)

## NTSB investigations on N9538J (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 ATL90FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA110), May 8, 1990: Piper PA-28-180 (N9538J), Hilton Head, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THROUGH INADVERTANT SELECTION OF THE 'OFF' POSITION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE HANDLE.
- [NTSB NYC73DKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DKM01), Jul 25, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N9538J), Lenoir, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9538J (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 19900508014789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508014789A), May 8, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N9538J), Hilton Head Is, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crashed into trees. No defects. Fuel selector in off position. Service bulletin not done.

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