N985BY
N985BY is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-181 built in 1986. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 18, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-181 cancelled December 18, 2014
- Serial number
- 28-90021
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1986
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 21, 1987
- Last FAA action
- July 10, 1997
- Last owner
- Linscott Joan B (Individual)
Kentfield, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N985BY
LAX89LA101Accident on January 31, 1989 at Novato, CA: no injuries, destroyed.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-181 · serial 28-90021
FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA FOR UNDETERMINED 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