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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N838CA

N838CA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bombardier Inc DHC-8-311 built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 12, 2020 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Bombardier Inc DHC-8-311 cancelled November 12, 2020

Serial number
527
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
Year built
1998
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
April 20, 2011
Last FAA action
January 17, 2020
Last owner
Wells Fargo Trust CO Na Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

Raytheon Aircraft Company 1900D cancelled October 30, 2008

Serial number
UE-396
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
Year built
2000
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Australia
Certificate issued
September 17, 2008
Last FAA action
September 17, 2008
Last owner
Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT
Airworthiness
Standard · Commuter

Piper PA-23-250 cancelled April 5, 1990

Serial number
273729
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N838CA

DCA17CA071Accident on February 13, 2017 at Dulles, VA: serious injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bombardier INC DHC 8 311 · serial 527

an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.

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