N8308Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28RT-201 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 21, 2015. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28RT-201 cancelled May 21, 2015
- Serial number
- 28R-8118039
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 29, 2013
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Greensboro, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-30 cancelled November 30, 1967
- Serial number
- 30-1447
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- January 4, 1968
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- The Lance Call Company INC (Corporation)
Connellsville, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8308Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28RT-201 · serial 28R-8118039
The failure of the right landing gear to fully extend, due to a combination of corrosion, inadequate lubrication, and a misadjusted gear-down limit switch. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform the emergency landing gear extension checklist in the pilot operating handbook.
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