# N538AJ: 1996 Daniels J R/Price Gary BERKUT, registration cancelled 2018-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Daniels J R/Price Gary BERKUT](https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-j-r-price-gary-berkut) (registry code 056033R)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 011
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1996
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1997
- Last registry action: August 14, 2014
- Mode S code: A6CE2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Snake River Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNAKE%20RIVER%20AERO%20LLC)
- Location: [Pacific Palisades, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pacific%20Palisades)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0926° N, 118.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90272, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538AJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538AJ-2018-06-08

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 Daniels J R/Price Gary BERKUT: https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-j-r-price-gary-berkut.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 SEA96LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA126), Jun 19, 1996: Price Berkut (N538AJ), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the electrically driven hydraulic pump; and the absence of the main landing gear over-center downlock springs, which were not installed by the previous owner/builder.

## 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.

- [Incident 20160220001959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160220001959I), Feb 20, 2016: Daniels J R/Price Gary BERKUT (N538AJ), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. N538AJ, Berkut departed runway 26 at Camarillo airport, after departure the engine failed. The pilot turned back to runway 8 making a hard landing. The hard…
- [Incident 20020108000229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020108000229I), Jan 8, 2002: Amtr BERKUT (N538AJ), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft incident involving N538AJ occurred at the Palo Alto airport (pao) at 1705PST on the 8th of January 2002. N538AJ was on takeoff roll for…
- [Accident 19960618014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960618014219A), Jun 18, 1996: Amtr BERKUT (N538AJ), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Main gear collapsed on landing roll had extended gear manually due failure extend. Gear motor shorted bad downlock.

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