N8308Y — 1980 Piper PA-28RT-201
DeregisteredChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
N8308Y appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2012, minor injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.
Aircraft record
- Serial number
- 28R-8118039
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-28RT-201
- Year
- 1980
- Category
- Fixed wing single-engine
- Engine
- Lycoming I0360 Ser A&c
- Registration
- Deregistered
Accident & incident history
The failure of the right landing gear to fully extend, due to a combination of corrosion, inadequate lubrication, and a misadjusted gear-down limit switch. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform the emergency landing gear extension checklist in the pilot operating handbook.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1980 Piper PA-28RT-201).
- May 21, 2015deregistered — Sale Reported
Earlier aircraft on this N-number
The tail number N8308Y was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1980 Piper PA-28RT-201 above.
- until Nov 30, 19671967 Piper PA-30 (s/n 30-1447)
Frequently asked
- Has N8308Y been in an accident?
- Yes. N8308Y appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2012.
- What kind of aircraft is N8308Y?
- N8308Y is a 1980 Piper PA-28RT-201 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 28R-8118039.
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