# N8398Z: 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: February 7, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8398Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8398Z

## Aircraft that carried N8398Z

- [Cancelled 2003-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398Z-2003-02-07): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 32R-8113079, built 1981. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Midwest Corporate Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20CORPORATE%20AIR), [Palos Heights, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Palos%20Heights)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398Z-undated): Cessna 210-5(205), S/N 205-0398. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N8398Z (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 ATL01FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01FA105), Sep 8, 2001: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8398Z), Byhalia, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper evaluation of weather conditions which lead to an inflight encounter with turbulent weather resulting in an in flight break up of the airframe, and subsequent uncontrolled…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8398Z (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 20010908023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010908023569A), Sep 8, 2001: Piper PA32R301 (N8398Z), Byhalia, MS, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (.19) On September 8, 2001, at 1554 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301, N8398Z, experienced an in-flight break-up in Byhalia, Mississippi. The airplane…

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