N3597H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerostar International Inc RX 8 built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 18, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Aerostar International Inc RX 8 cancelled January 18, 2018
- Serial number
- RX8-3007
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1989
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 16, 2003
- Last FAA action
- January 20, 2009
- Last owner
- Horton Glenn D (Individual)
Woodbourne, NY - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Mooney M20J cancelled January 19, 1981
- Serial number
- 241060
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Mooney Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Kerrville, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Forney 415-C cancelled August 25, 1971
- Serial number
- 4222
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 12, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Alameida Steve/Howard David F (Partnership)
Pearl City, HI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3597H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerostar RX-8 · serial RX8-3007
The pilot's excessive descent rate during the execution of a high wind landing. A factor was the high winds.
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