N3998Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-31T built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 13, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-31T cancelled April 13, 2017
- Serial number
- 31T-8020055
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 4, 2002
- Last FAA action
- July 29, 2008
- Last owner
- Calhoon Robert D (Individual)
Hobbs, NM - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 210D cancelled October 29, 1964
- Serial number
- 21058498
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3998Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-31T · serial 31T-8120018
The pilot's loss of control while in instrument meteorological conditions during initial takeoff climb. Contributing factors were the prevailing clouds and fog.
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