# N8588Y: Piper PA-18-150, registration cancelled 1997-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188892
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1991
- Last registry action: September 21, 1994
- Mode S code: ABC897
- Owner when cancelled: [Fitzhugh Randall S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FITZHUGH%20RANDALL%20S)
- Location: [Lincoln, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Lincoln)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4455° N, 68.5345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04457, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8588Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8588Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8588Y-1997-04-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-18-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150.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 BFO94FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA134), Aug 12, 1994: Piper PA-18-150 (N8588Y), Grand Lake Strm, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.

## 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 19940812021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940812021439A), Aug 12, 1994: Piper PA18150 (N8588Y), Grand Lake Stre, ME, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Floatplane took off on lake. Buzzed friends on shore. Pulled straight up stalled. Dived into lake. Nosed over.

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