# N198WC: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=198WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198WC

## Aircraft that carried N198WC

- [Cancelled 2013-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198WC-2013-09-13): Curry William TIERRA II, S/N 1985-5. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Curry William M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURRY%20WILLIAM%20M), [Hartwick, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Hartwick)

## NTSB investigations on N198WC (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 NYC91LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA134), May 12, 1991: Tierra II (N198WC), Cooperstown, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A A LOSS OR AIRPLANE CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN TREES.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N198WC (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 19910512015459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512015459A), May 12, 1991: Amtrte TIERRA2 (N198WC), Cooperstown, NY, Destroyed. Bolt attaching tail to wing broke,allowed tail to shift into propeller. Crash landed in trees. No current licenses.

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