# N8738E: 1976 Piper PA-28-151, registration cancelled 2011-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7615156
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 1976
- Last registry action: June 8, 1994
- Mode S code: AC04F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Martin Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Pine Bluff, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Pine%20Bluff)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8738E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8738E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738E-2011-08-03

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-28-151: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151.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 BFO91LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA035), Mar 27, 1991: Piper PA-28-151 (N8738E), Martinsburg, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 19910326063209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326063209A), Mar 26, 1991: Piper PA28151 (N8738E), Martinsburg, WV, Destroyed. Low on fuel at night. Let down for landing at airport. Engine quit. Crashed in trees. No usable fuel on board.
- [Incident 19870713042429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713042429I), Jul 13, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N8738E), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft started to settle after intersection takeoff attempt. Aborted, ran off runway into dirt. Density altitude

## Other aircraft with N8738E

- [Cancelled 2019-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738E-2019-12-02): Enstrom Helicopter 480B, S/N 5251. Exported to Thailand. Owner: [Enstrom Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENSTROM%20HELICOPTER%20CORP), [Menominee, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Menominee)

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