N4838P
N4838P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-23-250 built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-23-250 cancelled April 18, 2013
- Serial number
- 27-408
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1961
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 5, 1972
- Last FAA action
- July 18, 1992
- Last owner
- John W Buchanan INC (Corporation)
Long Beach, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N4838P
LAX89FA277Accident on August 14, 1989 at Lake Tahoe, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-23-250 · serial 27-408
DISABLEMENT OF THE STABILATOR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.
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