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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8985J

N8985J 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
28-3008
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1966
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 2, 1991
Last FAA action
December 15, 2009
Last owner
Bell Ronald G (Individual)
Irvington, AL
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N8985J

NYC03FA082Accident on April 12, 2003 at Conesus, NY: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-3008

The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent spin.

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