N38234 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J5A built in 1941. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 5, 2010. 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.
Piper J5A cancelled April 5, 2010
- Serial number
- 5-917
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 8, 1998
- Last FAA action
- April 21, 2009
- Last owner
- Delano Art L (Individual)
Oakdale, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Beech A36 cancelled May 1, 1996
- Serial number
- E1779
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Administratively canceled
- Certificate issued
- February 17, 1981
- Last FAA action
- November 9, 1984
- Last owner
- American Dryco Company INC (Corporation)
Smithfield, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N38234
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J5A · serial 5-917
The pilot's failure to properly and adequately tie down the airplane during the engine start operation.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech A36 · serial E-1779
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