N2008M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Avian Balloon SKYHAWK built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 4, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
N2008M is reserved by a private party since December 4, 2021. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Avian Balloon SKYHAWK cancelled December 4, 2021
- Serial number
- 195
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1996
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 9, 1996
- Last FAA action
- July 20, 2018
- Last owner
- Hollinger Scott (Individual)
Bigfork, MT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Piper PA-28R-201T cancelled March 17, 1993
- Serial number
- 28R7803099
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 22, 1992
- Last FAA action
- September 23, 1992
- Last owner
- Talley Richard P (Co-owned)
Mill Valley, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper J3C-65 cancelled September 16, 1949
- Serial number
- 20776
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 9, 1949
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Black Anderson F (Individual)
Monticello, AR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2008M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-201T · serial 28R-7803099
THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER FAILING TO PROPERLY INSTALL TAB WASHERS DURING OVERHAUL WHICH RESULTED IN ONE BOLT BECOMING LOOSE AND BEING INGESTED THROUGH VARIOUS ENGINE GEAR DRIVES. THE INGESTION AND LOOSE OIL PUMP COVER RESULTED IN THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND A BURNING SMELL WHICH CAUSED THE PILOT TO HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE.
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