# N8938W: Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 1995-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2810505
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1989
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: AC53FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Harold Horton Well Drilling](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAROLD%20HORTON%20WELL%20DRILLING)
- Location: [Cuddebackville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Cuddebackville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4897° N, 74.6131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12729, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8938W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8938W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938W-1995-11-29

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-28-235: 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 MIA94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA091), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N8938W), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MUFFLER IN FLIGHT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, ALLOWING HOT EXHAUST GASSES TO IMPINGE ON THE CARBURETOR IGNITING THE FUEL AND THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE.

## 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 19940312004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312004999A), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA28235 (N8938W), Sebring, FL, Substantial damage. On climbout engine failed. Smoke from firewall. Turned back. Landed. Fire burned most of aircraft. Hole in muffler.

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