# N9738C: 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: September 2, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9738C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9738C

## Aircraft that carried N9738C

- [Cancelled 2003-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9738C-2003-09-02): Piper PA-32RT-300, S/N 32R-7885071, built 1978. Owner: [Lexanna Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEXANNA%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 1964-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9738C-1964-01-03): Hiller UH-12C, S/N 777. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Hiller Acft Company/Div Of The Electric Autolite](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20ACFT%20COMPANY%2FDIV%20OF%20THE%20ELECTRIC%20AUTOLITE), [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)

## NTSB investigations on N9738C (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 ATL02LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA144), Jul 20, 2002: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9738C), Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot continued VFR flight into IMC and thunderstorm conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control of the airplane.

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