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N38481

N38481 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 14, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-181 cancelled November 14, 2012

Serial number
28-7790555
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 16, 1989
Last FAA action
February 10, 2004
Last owner
Educational Consultants INC (Corporation)
Hillsboro, OR
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N38481

DEN93FA043Accident on April 17, 1993 at Elbert, CO: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-7790555

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS WERE HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING/EXPERIENCE, EXISTING WEATHER, AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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