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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9738C

N9738C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32RT-300 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 2, 2003. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-32RT-300 cancelled September 2, 2003

Serial number
32R-7885071
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 11, 2001
Last FAA action
August 5, 2002
Last owner
Lexanna Aircraft INC (Corporation)
West Palm Beach, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Hiller UH-12C cancelled January 3, 1964

Serial number
777
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
United Kingdom
Certificate issued
August 30, 1962
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Hiller Acft Company/Div Of The Electric Autolite (Corporation)
Palo Alto, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N9738C

ATL02LA144Accident on July 20, 2002 at Atlantic Ocean, AO: fatal, destroyed (5 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32RT-300 · serial 32R-7885071

The pilot continued VFR flight into IMC and thunderstorm conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control of the airplane.

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