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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N38588

N38588 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J5A built in 1940. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 14, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper J5A cancelled November 14, 2012

Serial number
5-1008
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1940
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 28, 1983
Last FAA action
June 28, 2010
Last owner
Marble Leo V (Individual)
Palmer, AK
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N38588

ANC85FA163Accident on August 25, 1985 at Mt. Palmer, AK: fatal, destroyed (6 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J5A · serial 5-1008

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