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N1488X

N1488X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28R-200. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 27, 1994. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-28R-200 cancelled June 27, 1994

Serial number
28R7535297
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
August 24, 1989
Last FAA action
October 22, 1992
Last owner
Univ Of New Haven (Corporation)
West Haven, CT
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1488X

NYC94FA033Accident on December 4, 1993 at New Haven, CT: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-200 · serial 28R-7535297

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A NIGHT APPROACH IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DARK NIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE RADAR CONTROLLER'S VECTORING OF THE PILOT TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE WAS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATC PROCEDURES, THE RADAR CONROLLER ISSUED THE PILOT AN ALTITUDE WHICH WAS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES, AND THE RADAR CONTROLLER FAILED TO PROVIDE RADAR MONITORING AS OUTLINED IN IN ATC HANDBOOK 7110.65H.

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