# N8398Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1996-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 301142
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 30, 1985
- Last registry action: September 21, 1994
- Mode S code: AB7D50
- Owner when cancelled: [Neitzke Norvell V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEITZKE%20NORVELL%20V)
- Location: [Laredo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Laredo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5541° N, 99.4560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78041, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8398Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8398Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398Y-1996-04-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW95FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA084), Jan 6, 1995: Piper PA-30 (N8398Y), Georgetown, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19950105003469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950105003469A), Jan 5, 1995: Piper PA30 (N8398Y), Georgetown, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Filed IFR en route. Gave weak mayday. Off radar. Impacted vertical near airport. No power. Beleive heart attack.
- [Incident 19820515037089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515037089I), May 15, 1982: Piper PA30 (N8398Y), Seagraves, TX, Minor damage. Turned off master switch as fuel pump was activated for landing. Put gear lever down. Failed to check.

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