# N38228: North American F-51D, registration cancelled 1976-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [North American F-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (registry code 6402309)
- Serial number: 44-84660
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1974
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A46577
- Owners when cancelled: [Howard Development Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20DEVELOPMENT%20CO), [Edwards Will P Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20WILL%20P%20JR), [Edwards Wilson C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20WILSON%20C), [Plumb Donald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLUMB%20DONALD%20J), [Farmer Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER%20KEITH), [Humes Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMES%20CRAIG)
- Location: [Big Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Big%20Spring)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2001° N, 101.5046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79720, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38228
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38228-1976-10-14

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 North American F-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d.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 FTW76FQH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQH03), Aug 21, 1976: N. American TF-51D (N38228), Big Spring, TX, destroyed, 2 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 19760821027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821027129A), Aug 21, 1976: Namer F51D (N38228), Big Spring, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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