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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N38602

N38602 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 21, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Piper PA-28-181 cancelled September 21, 2012

Serial number
28-7790568
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
June 7, 1995
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Des Plaines, IL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N38602

CHI93LA355Accident on September 10, 1993 at Davison, MI: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 287790568

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE FUEL AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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