# N138FC: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1997-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 288290173
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 7, 1982
- Last registry action: December 24, 1988
- Mode S code: A09969
- Owners when cancelled: [Department Of Ag & Consumer Svcs](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20AG%20%26%20CONSUMER%20SVCS), [Division Of Forestry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIVISION%20OF%20FORESTRY)
- Location: [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4276° N, 84.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32301, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138FC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138FC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138FC-1997-11-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA90TL#06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90TL%2306), Aug 31, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N138FC), Labelle, FL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N138FC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138FC): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8290102, built 1982

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