N5438U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech V35 built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 25, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N5438U is reserved by a private party since April 25, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Beech V35 cancelled April 25, 2023
- Serial number
- D-8509
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 11, 1998
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Last owner
- Apple Donald E (Individual)
Piqua, OH - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N5438U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech V35 · serial D-8509
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering toward the final leg of the traffic pattern and facing the rising sun, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall at too low an altitude to recover.
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