# N8998Y: 1975 Piper PA-18-150, registration cancelled 2018-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-7509132
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1975
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2002
- Last registry action: June 10, 2015
- Mode S code: AC6A4A
- Owners when cancelled: [Larry William G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARRY%20WILLIAM%20G), [Larry Gabrielle G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARRY%20GABRIELLE%20G)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8998Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8998Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8998Y-2018-12-20

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 (3)

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 ANC16LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA060), Aug 27, 2016: Piper PA 18-150 (N8998Y), Salcha, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC11CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA115), Sep 26, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N8998Y), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's hard landing in a gusting wind.
- [NTSB ANC77DAH04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH04-201352), Oct 15, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N8998Y), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20160827025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160827025279A), Aug 27, 2016: Piper PA-18-150 (N8998Y), North Pole, AK, Destroyed. Student pilot met his instructor at chena marina where they both intended on flying to koole lake. His plan was to follow his flight instructor and to rely on…
- [Accident 20110925027959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110925027959A), Sep 25, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N8998Y), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Airman states that upon a return flight from birch lake, AK to Chena Marina, AK he was landing at Chena Marina (AK28) and "the air just gave out from under me"…
- [Accident 19761015033889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015033889A), Oct 15, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N8998Y), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Ran into chuck holes.

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