Single-engine piston

N5538H

1949 Piper PA-11S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
11-1042
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Scranton, ND
Registration record

N5538H on the FAA register

Type
1949 Piper PA-11S
Serial
11-1042
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Scranton, ND
Certificate issued
2001-10-10
Airworthiness date
1957-03-08
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A70E08
Mode S (octal)
51607010
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-10-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5538H.
  • 1957-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N5538H

N5538H is a 1949 Piper PA-11S, serial number 11-1042. It is registered to an individual in Scranton, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 10, 2001 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 8, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5538H.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5538H.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.