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N38231

N38231 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28R-201T built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 14, 1983. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-28R-201T cancelled April 14, 1983

Serial number
28R7703191
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 6, 1978
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Watson Directory CORP (Corporation)
St Louis, MO
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper J5B cancelled September 16, 1948

Serial number
5-901
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 15, 1945
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Hilger R J & Martin R Railey (Co-owned)
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N38231

ATL82FA251Accident on August 29, 1982 at State Road, NC: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-201T · serial 28R-7703191

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