N38523 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32R-300 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 31, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-32R-300 cancelled October 31, 2020
- Serial number
- 32R-7780438
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 13, 2017
- Last FAA action
- July 13, 2017
- Last owner
- Drake Enterprises Of Lincolnton Nc LLC (LLC)
Lincolnton, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N38523
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA32R · serial 32R-7780438
The noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the flight as planned.
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