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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8738E

N8738E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom Helicopter Corp 480B. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 2, 2019 when the aircraft was exported to Thailand. 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.

Enstrom Helicopter Corp 480B cancelled December 2, 2019

Serial number
5251
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate
Exported to
Thailand
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
August 12, 2019
Last owner
Enstrom Helicopter CORP (Non-citizen corporation)
Menominee, MI
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-28-151 cancelled August 3, 2011

Serial number
28-7615156
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1976
Last status
Expired dealer
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
June 8, 1994
Last owner
Martin Aircraft Sales INC (Corporation)
Pine Bluff, AR
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N8738E

BFO91LA035Accident on March 27, 1991 at Martinsburg, WV: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-151 · serial 28 7615156

FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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