N8397Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 7, 1995. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N8397Y is reserved by a private party since September 29, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on July 29, 2026.
Piper PA-28-181 cancelled December 7, 1995
- Serial number
- 288190253
- 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
- August 14, 1989
- Last FAA action
- September 20, 1995
- Last owner
- Bouska Gene J (Individual)
Schaumburg, IL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-30 cancelled June 29, 1967
- Serial number
- 30-1405
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Austria
- Certificate issued
- July 3, 1967
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Piper Aircraft Corporation (Corporation)
Lock Haven, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8397Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-8190253
THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, HIS RESULTANT IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AN APPARENT AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE THAT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO ASSURE RECOVERY.
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