# N638A: 1951 Piper PA-22, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-40
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1976
- Last registry action: April 2, 1977
- Mode S code: A85B74
- Owner when cancelled: [Pearce Russell D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEARCE%20RUSSELL%20D)
- Location: [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0718° N, 108.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81501, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N638A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=638A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N638A-2013-08-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-22: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22.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 DEN69D0050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0050), Jun 8, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N638A), Grand Junct, CO, destroyed

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