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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8980J

N8980J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180 built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 20, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-180 cancelled November 20, 2014

Serial number
28-3003
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1966
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 7, 1987
Last FAA action
April 1, 2003
Last owner
Lynell Construction CO INC (Corporation)
De Soto, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N8980J

FTW88FA028Accident on November 14, 1987 at Lancaster, TX: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-3003

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