N2838E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 11, 2002. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled January 11, 2002
- Serial number
- 17271340
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 1, 1994
- Last FAA action
- November 14, 2000
- Last owner
- Bill Bryan INC (Corporation)
Los Angeles, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Aeronca 7AC cancelled October 17, 1955
- Serial number
- 7AC-6421
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 17, 1950
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- William N Jones JR (Co-owned)
Renton, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2838E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271340
the pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were the dark night, the marine cloud layer that restricted the pilot's cruising altitude, and the pilot's lack of familiarity with nighttime flight over the ocean.
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