# N38523: 1977 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7780438
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1977
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2017
- Last registry action: July 13, 2017
- Mode S code: A47097
- Owner when cancelled: [Drake Enterprises Of Lincolnton Nc LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAKE%20ENTERPRISES%20OF%20LINCOLNTON%20NC%20LLC)
- Location: [Lincolnton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lincolnton)
- Physical address: [Lincolntown, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lincolntown)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4757° N, 81.2392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincolnton, NC, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38523
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38523
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38523-2020-10-31

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 (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 ERA18FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA197), Jul 24, 2018: Piper PA32R (N38523), Lincolnton, NC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing the…

## 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 20180724017819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180724017819A), Jul 24, 2018: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38523), Iron Station, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 24, 2018, approximately 0530 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32 airplane, N38523, sustained substantial damage and was destroyed during an impact…
- [Incident 20170816017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170816017119I), Aug 16, 2017: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38523), Taylorsville, NC, Minor damage. The aircraft had departed kipj (lincoln county) for kukf (wilkes county) and was at 4.500' MSL and approx 7 miles NE of Taylorsville NC when pilot heard 2 loud…

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