N2588Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1985. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 9, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled February 9, 2018
- Serial number
- 28-8516084
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1985
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 2012
- Last FAA action
- May 24, 2012
- Last owner
- Blue Skies Aircraft LLC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 172D cancelled January 18, 1965
- Serial number
- 17249888
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 23, 1964
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Col Homer Hayes Helton (Individual)
Mather A/F Base, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2588Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8516084
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to refuel the airplane resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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