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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8048U

N8048U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 built in 2019. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 11, 2021 when the aircraft was exported to China Peoples Rep. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.

Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 cancelled May 11, 2021

Serial number
4496469
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2019
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
China Peoples Rep
Certificate issued
September 19, 2019
Last FAA action
September 19, 2019
Last owner
Globe Aero LLC (LLC)
Lakeland, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Destiny Powered Parachute Llc DESTINY 2000 cancelled September 12, 2012

Serial number
1B0040
Type
Powered parachute · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2007
Last status
Registration pending, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
July 13, 2009
Last owner
Registration Pending (Individual)
Lapeer, MI
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA cancelled July 21, 1989

Serial number
1076
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Douglas DC-8F-54 cancelled date not given

Serial number
45881
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
—
Last status
B
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8048U

CHI84IA264Incident on June 26, 1984 at Chicago, IL: no injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-54 · serial 45-881

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