# N27838: 1940 Piper J4A, registration cancelled 2019-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (registry code 7100604)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-703](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-703), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4-1059
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1957
- Certificate issued: January 16, 2018
- Last registry action: January 16, 2018
- Mode S code: A2C716
- Owner when cancelled: [Seaplanes R Fun Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEAPLANES%20R%20FUN%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7452° N, 75.5937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19805, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27838
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27838
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27838-2019-05-08

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 J4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 GAA19CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA089), Nov 30, 2018: Piper J4 (N27838), Forest, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB NYC02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA077), Mar 28, 2002: Piper J4A (N27838), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The maintenance technician's failure to properly adjust the carburetor float. Factors were the unsuitable terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20181129017789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181129017789I), Nov 29, 2018: Piper J4A (N27838), New London, VA, Substantial damage. A/c ground looped into a fence during student's first solo
- [Accident 20020328007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328007169A), Mar 28, 2002: Piper J4A (N27838), Cincinnati, OH, No damage. (.19) On March 28, 2002, about 1500 eastern standard time, a Piper J4A, N27838, was substantially damaged during a forced landing after takeoff from Cincinnati…

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