# N598Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=598Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N598Z

## Aircraft that carried N598Z

- [Cancelled 2013-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598Z-2013-08-08): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-79A0353, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Avlease Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVLEASE%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N598Z (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 FTW96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA105), Jan 19, 1996: Piper PA-38-112 (N598Z), Falfurrias, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N598Z (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 19960119047239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960119047239A), Jan 19, 1996: Piper PA38112 (N598Z), Falfurrias, TX, Substantial damage. (-16) On a solo cross country flight, the engine stopped running, student pilot landed in a freshly plowed field. Left tank was empty, gascolator was empty,…

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