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N4980J

N4980J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28R-180. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 27, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-28R-180 cancelled April 27, 1992

Serial number
28R30733
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
April 18, 1989
Last FAA action
March 26, 1992
Last owner
Pickett Ronald E (Co-owned)
Lagrange, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4980J

CHI89LA096Accident on May 29, 1989 at Frankfort, IL: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA28R-180 · serial 28R-30733

PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN CROSS/TAILWIND CONDITIONS.

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