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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N538AJ

N538AJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Daniels J R/Price Gary BERKUT built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Daniels J R/Price Gary BERKUT cancelled June 8, 2018

Serial number
011
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1996
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 8, 1997
Last FAA action
August 14, 2014
Last owner
Snake River Aero LLC (Corporation)
Pacific Palisades, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N538AJ

SEA96LA126Accident on June 19, 1996 at Jackson, WY: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Price BERKUT · serial 011

failure of the electrically driven hydraulic pump; and the absence of the main landing gear over-center downlock springs, which were not installed by the previous owner/builder.

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