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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N598Z

N598Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-38-112 cancelled August 8, 2013

Serial number
38-79A0353
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 16, 1995
Last FAA action
December 16, 2008
Last owner
Avlease INC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N598Z

FTW96LA105Accident on January 19, 1996 at Falfurrias, TX: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-79A0353

fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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