N38765 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28R-201T built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 19, 2009. 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 PA-28R-201T cancelled November 19, 2009
- Serial number
- 28R-7703270
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 19, 2003
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2009
- Last owner
- Grainger James R (Individual)
Ranchos De Taos, NM - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper J3F-65 cancelled September 4, 1948
- Serial number
- 7242
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 9, 1944
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Long & Harman INC (Corporation)
Dallas, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N38765
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-201T · serial 28R-7703270
The unsecured B-nut fitting to the fuel return line which allowed for fuel spillage, an engine fire, and fuel exhaustion that led to the engine's subsequent failure. a factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's intentional wheels up landing in rough, uneven terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-201T · serial 28R-7703270
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