# N1938W: Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 1984-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Serial number: 31-7300959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1980
- Last registry action: January 25, 1984
- Mode S code: A176D5
- Owners when cancelled: [California Air Charter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20AIR%20CHARTER%20INC), [Wilkins Don E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKINS%20DON%20E), [Wilkins Glen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKINS%20GLEN), [Coburn Critt Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COBURN%20CRITT%20SR)
- Location: [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1758° N, 118.3475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1938W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1938W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1938W-1984-01-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-31-310: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310.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 LAX81FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA039), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA-31 (N1938W), Mt Shasta, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19810122001199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810122001199A), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA31310 (N1938W), Mount Shasta, CA, Destroyed. Impacted side of cloud-shrouded mountain in a climb attitude. Icing, severe turbulence in area. Was VFR off course.

## Other aircraft with N1938W

- [Cancelled 1976-05-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1938W-1976-05-28): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10758. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Stewart Larry A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20LARRY%20A), [Hinsdale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Hinsdale)

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