# N8538N: 1969 Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 2025-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2025
- Exported to: Armenia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-11337
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1969
- Last registry action: May 1, 2025
- Mode S code: ABB5FA
- Owner when cancelled: [Bas Part Sales LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAS%20PART%20SALES%20LLC)
- Location: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4447° N, 104.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80631, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8538N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8538N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538N-2025-10-31

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-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.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 CEN24LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA059), Dec 10, 2023: Piper PA28 (N8538N), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing that resulted in a runway excursion, an impact with a runway sign, and a nose gear collapse.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20231210022759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231210022759A), Dec 10, 2023: Piper PA-28-235 (N8538N), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. • On December 10, 2023 at 11:11 CST (17:11Z), a Piper PA-28-235 aircraft bearing registration number N8538N, registered to the pilot in command ,went off the…

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