# N8398Z: 1981 Piper PA-32R-301, registration cancelled 2003-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (registry code 7103218)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-8113079
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1996
- Last registry action: November 19, 2002
- Mode S code: AB7D51
- Owner when cancelled: [Midwest Corporate Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20CORPORATE%20AIR)
- Location: [Palos Heights, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Palos%20Heights)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6624° N, 87.7900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60463, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8398Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8398Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398Z-2003-02-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-32R-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301.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 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 (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…

## Other aircraft with N8398Z

- [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)

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