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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8398Y

N8398Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-30. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 2, 1996. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-30 cancelled April 2, 1996

Serial number
301142
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
May 30, 1985
Last FAA action
September 21, 1994
Last owner
Neitzke Norvell V (Individual)
Laredo, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8398Y

FTW95FA084Accident on January 6, 1995 at Georgetown, TX: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-30 · serial 30-1142

LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

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