# N9738C: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2003-09-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 2, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7885071
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 11, 2001
- Last registry action: August 5, 2002
- Mode S code: AD923D
- Owner when cancelled: [Lexanna Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEXANNA%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6602° N, 80.1266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33415, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9738C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9738C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9738C-2003-09-02

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-32RT-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300.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 ATL02LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA144), Jul 20, 2002: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9738C), Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot continued VFR flight into IMC and thunderstorm conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control of the airplane.

## Other aircraft with N9738C

- [Cancelled 1964-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9738C-1964-01-03): Hiller UH-12C, S/N 777. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Hiller Acft Company/Div Of The Electric Autolite](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20ACFT%20COMPANY%2FDIV%20OF%20THE%20ELECTRIC%20AUTOLITE), [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)

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