# N38393: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1996-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 327840023
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1987
- Last registry action: June 19, 1996
- Mode S code: A46A1E
- Owner when cancelled: [Kosko Avation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOSKO%20AVATION)
- Location: [Bethel, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethel)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 60.7633° N, 161.8694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99559, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38393
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38393
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38393-1996-08-21

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 ANC94LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA021), Dec 3, 1993: Piper PA-32 (N38393), Napakiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER APPROACH AIRSPEED.
- [NTSB ANC90LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA002), Oct 1, 1989: Piper PA-32 (N38393), Kwethluk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY DRG THE APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN A PREMATURE TOUCHDOWN AND FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WHEN IT HIT THE RUNWAY LIP. THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19931203047529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931203047529A), Dec 3, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N38393), Napakiak, AK, Substantial damage. High sink rate on u turn to final. Added power but stall mushed into snow covered tundra 300 ft short of runway.
- [Accident 19891001042339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001042339A), Oct 1, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N38393), Kwethluk, AK, Substantial damage. Struck lip of the runway landing short. Impact severed right main landing gear.
- [Incident 19821113070419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113070419I), Nov 13, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N38393), Sheldon Point, AK, Minor damage. Witness saw aircraft land short bounce onto runway and lose a wheel. Remained airborne. Returned to base.

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