N8238Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-30 built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-30 cancelled July 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 30-1364
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 21, 1991
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 2009
- Last owner
- Hansen Gordon S (Partnership)
Placentia, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N8238Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-30 · serial 1364
THE PILOT'S CHOICE OF AN INADEQUATE CRUISE ALTITUDE OVER ROLLING HILL TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH HELIUM BALLOONS AND AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK.
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