# N2898U: 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: December 2, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2898U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2898U

## Aircraft that carried N2898U

- [Cancelled 1992-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2898U-1992-12-02): Cessna 172D, S/N 17250498. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Johnson Charles L III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20CHARLES%20L%20III), [Hallowell, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Hallowell)

## NTSB investigations on N2898U (2)

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 NYC90LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA131), Jun 16, 1990: Cessna 172 (N2898U), Augusta, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT, HIS DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…
- [NTSB UNK64X2333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2333), Jun 17, 1964: Cessna 172D (N2898U), Westerlo, NY, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2898U (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 19900616023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616023569A), Jun 16, 1990: Cessna 172D (N2898U), Augusta, ME, Destroyed. Stole friends aircraft. Took off in IMC at night lost control. Impact with ground totally destroyed the aircraft.

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