N8938C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 25, 2010. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled March 25, 2010
- Serial number
- 28-7625136
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 19, 2007
- Last FAA action
- April 19, 2007
- Last owner
- Rollins Robert N (Individual)
Concord, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper PA-22-135 cancelled May 26, 1965
- Serial number
- 22-1538
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 12, 1962
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Mink Mark O (Individual)
Memphis, TN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8938C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-7625136
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain clearance from trees during takeoff-initial climb. Contributing to the accident were turbulence, downdrafts, and rising terrain.
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