# N8005: Sikorsky S-38-A, registration cancelled 1932-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 1932
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-38-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-38-a) (registry code 8140725)
- Serial number: 14-2
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: AAE4E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Whitney John May](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITNEY%20JOHN%20MAY)
- Location: [New York City, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8005-1932-05-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Sikorsky S-38-A: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-38-a.md

## Other aircraft with N8005

- [Cancelled 1971-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8005-1971-04-01): Grumman HU 16E, S/N 1313. Owner: [Sommerset Arear Vocational School](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOMMERSET%20AREAR%20VOCATIONAL%20SCHOOL), [Somerset, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Somerset)

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