# N3998Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 13, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3998Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3998Y

## Aircraft that carried N3998Y

- [Cancelled 2017-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3998Y-2017-04-13): Piper PA-31T, S/N 31T-8020055, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Calhoon Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALHOON%20ROBERT%20D), [Hobbs, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Hobbs)
- [Cancelled 1964-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3998Y-1964-10-29): Cessna 210D, S/N 21058498. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N3998Y (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA024), Oct 30, 2002: Piper PA-31T (N3998Y), Hobbs, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while in instrument meteorological conditions during initial takeoff climb. Contributing factors were the prevailing clouds and fog.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3998Y (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20021030030519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021030030519A), Oct 30, 2002: Piper PA31T (N3998Y), Hobbs, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 30, 2002, at approximately 0729 MST, local time, the pilot of a Piper PA-31-T cheyenne aircraft, N3998Y, after departure and during climb-out…

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