# N8988P: 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: March 10, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8988P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8988P

## Aircraft that carried N8988P

- [Cancelled 1993-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8988P-1993-03-10): Piper PA-24-260, S/N 244448. Owner: [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)

## NTSB investigations on N8988P (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 FTW82FRG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG26), Mar 18, 1982: Piper PA-24-260 (N8988P), Kingsville, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8988P (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 19820318019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318019149A), Mar 18, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N8988P), West Kingsville, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed out of control on night takeoff. Elevator trim full up position. Attitude gyro fouled with dirt.

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