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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1438Z

N1438Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R172E. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 7, 1997. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Cessna R172E cancelled April 7, 1997

Serial number
R1720232
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 18, 1995
Last FAA action
April 19, 1995
Last owner
Stratton Laurence E (Individual)
Gladewater, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1438Z

FTW95FA147Accident on March 27, 1995 at Gladewater, TX: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R172E · serial R172-0232

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AN ABRUPT MANEUVER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site