# N8988P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1993-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 244448
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: October 7, 1982
- Mode S code: AC668A
- Location: [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6590° N, 97.4951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78415, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8988P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8988P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8988P-1993-03-10

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-24-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260.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 FTW82FRG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG26), Mar 18, 1982: Piper PA-24-260 (N8988P), Kingsville, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 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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