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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4438V

N4438V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Joiner Eddy G TERATORN TIERRA II built in 1983. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 7, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Joiner Eddy G TERATORN TIERRA II cancelled June 7, 2013

Serial number
3449749
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1983
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
June 9, 1987
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Longville, LA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N4438V

FTW85FRD02Accident on June 18, 1985 at Lake Charles, LA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Teratorn TIERRA II · serial 3449749

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