# N38389: Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 1990-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R7780423
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A46A01
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38389
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38389
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38389-1990-10-29

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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.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 NYC90FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA051), Jan 19, 1990: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38389), Great Barrngton, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM TREES WHILE DEPARTING FROM THE AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT…
- [NTSB NYC83LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA073), Feb 28, 1983: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38389), Quakertown, PA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19900118000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118000699A), Jan 18, 1990: Piper PA32R300 (N38389), Great Barringto, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Over gross weight, night takeoff,surrounded by hills and trees and short runway. Struck trees off end of runway.
- [Accident 19830228006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228006799A), Feb 28, 1983: Piper PA32R300 (N38389), Quakertown, PA, Substantial damage. Misjudged landing approach, struck a snowbank off approach end of the runway.

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