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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8981P

N8981P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-24-260 built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 17, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-24-260 cancelled May 17, 2013

Serial number
24-4440
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1966
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 10, 1979
Last FAA action
December 14, 1985
Last owner
Nunenkamp Adolph (Individual)
Maspeth, NY
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N8981P

ATL84FA064Accident on December 13, 1983 at Mcdonald, TN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-24-260B · serial 24-4440

ATL82FID10Accident on May 22, 1982 at Lexington, VA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper 24-260 · serial 2444

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