# N8488Y: 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: April 24, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8488Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8488Y

## Aircraft that carried N8488Y

- [Cancelled 2023-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8488Y-2023-04-24): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1651, built 1967. Owner: [Tailwind Society LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAILWIND%20SOCIETY%20LLC), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)

## NTSB investigations on N8488Y (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 WPR20LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA223), Jul 15, 2020: Piper PA 30 (N8488Y), Vaughn, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of power in the right engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the manufacturer-recommended procedure after the loss of power in…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8488Y (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 20200715011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200715011979A), Jul 15, 2020: Piper PA-30 (N8488Y), Vaughn, NM, Substantial damage. On July 17, 2020, a Piper PA-30 registered to tailwind society LLC. Landed off airport 15 NM south of Vaughn, new Mexico while on a personal flight from…

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