# N38231: Piper J5B, registration cancelled 1948-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1948
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5b) (registry code 7100708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5-901
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1945
- Mode S code: A46593
- Owner when cancelled: [Hilger R J & Martin R Railey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILGER%20R%20J%20%26%20MARTIN%20R%20RAILEY)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38231
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38231-1948-09-16

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 J5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5b.md

## Other aircraft with N38231

- [Cancelled 1983-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38231-1983-04-14): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R7703191, built 1977. Owner: [Watson Directory Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATSON%20DIRECTORY%20CORP), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

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