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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2838V

N2838V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled September 25, 2014

Serial number
28-7916466
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 27, 1980
Last FAA action
February 2, 1983
Last owner
Ede Aire INC (Corporation)
Detroit Lakes, MN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N2838V

MKC83FA041Accident on December 20, 1982 at Bancroft, IA: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-7916466

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