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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9438J

N9438J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna T188C. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 31, 1990. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna T188C cancelled July 31, 1990

Serial number
T18803805T
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
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-28-180 cancelled January 18, 1972

Serial number
28-3550
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1966
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
December 15, 1971
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Stoops Lee D (Individual)
Hugoton, KS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N9438J

MKC89DER01Accident on July 3, 1989 at Wannaska, MN: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T188C · serial T18803805T

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DID NOT MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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