N38800 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-300 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 2, 2026. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N38800 is reserved by a private party since October 2, 2026. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Piper PA-32-300 cancelled October 2, 2026
- Serial number
- 32-7840001
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 30, 2025
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Lafayette, IN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper J3F-65 cancelled January 5, 1949
- Serial number
- 7277
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 9, 1944
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Seneca Flying School INC (Corporation)
Syracuse, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N38800
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-300 · serial 32-7840001
loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-300 · serial 7840001
AN ENGINE FAILURE OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS FUEL CONTAMINATION BY FERROUS METAL PARTICLES THAT PREVENTED THE FUEL SERVO FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. THE ORIGIN OF THE CONTAMINATION IS UNKNOWN.
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