# N5998Y: 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: October 29, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5998Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5998Y

## Aircraft that carried N5998Y

- [Cancelled 2014-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5998Y-2014-10-29): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-3172, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gandy Abb](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GANDY%20ABB), [Monahans, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Monahans)

## NTSB investigations on N5998Y (2)

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 FTW87FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA184), Aug 1, 1987: Piper PA-23-250 (N5998Y), Imperial, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DEN80DQA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQA10), Nov 10, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N5998Y), Ruidoso, NM, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5998Y (2)

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 19870801040259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801040259A), Aug 1, 1987: Piper PA23250 (N5998Y), Imperial, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Caught a wing in the water while buzzing a lake. Aircraft cartwheeled and sank. Pilot drank a beer prior to flight
- [Accident 19791110032579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791110032579A), Nov 10, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N5998Y), Ruidoso, NM, Minor damage. Pilot said flaps were down 10 degrees, but indicator said full flaps. Unable to verify. Overshot runway.

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