N38811 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J3C-65 built in 1941. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2019. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Piper J3C-65 cancelled June 18, 2019
- Serial number
- 7288
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 7, 2017
- Last FAA action
- August 7, 2017
- Last owner
- Young Ralph C (Individual)
Fayetteville, WV - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N38811
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J3C · serial 7288
The non-instrument-rated pilot's improper decision to undertake a flight into forecast instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and his subsequent decision to continue the flight after encountering IMC, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's depression and use of impairing/sedating medications, which resulted in poor decision-making.
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