N2538N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 11, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled March 11, 2013
- Serial number
- 38-79A0907
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 20, 1998
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Saint Louis, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 140 cancelled August 29, 1952
- Serial number
- 12794
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 21, 1951
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Adams Bruce E (Individual)
Meade, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2538N
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38 · serial 38-79A0907
inadequate airspeed and an inadvertant stall during the initial takeoff climb. Factors associated with the accident were the rough terrain used for takeoff and the ditch at the departure end on the field.
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