N5538J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-H80 built in 2017. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 12, 2017 when the aircraft was exported to Brazil. The last status on file was "valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-H80 cancelled December 12, 2017
- Serial number
- H80-207DC
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 2017
- Last status
- Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate
- Exported to
- Brazil
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 16, 2017
- Last owner
- Thrush Aircraft INC (Corporation)
Albany, GA - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control; Other
Piper PA-32-260 cancelled March 22, 2000
- Serial number
- 32-1002
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 24, 1997
- Last FAA action
- January 18, 2000
- Last owner
- N5538J INC (Corporation)
California, MD - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5538J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-260 · serial 32-1002
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, and his failure to refuel which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent collision with trees during the forced landing.
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