# N498DS: 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: March 30, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=498DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N498DS

## Aircraft that carried N498DS

- [Cancelled 2024-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N498DS-2024-03-30): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-79A0668, built 1979. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)

## NTSB investigations on N498DS (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 ERA23LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA089), Dec 13, 2022: Piper PA-38-112 (N498DS), Rockingham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N498DS (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 20221213022399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221213022399A), Dec 13, 2022: Piper PA-38-112 (N498DS), Rockingham, NC, Substantial damage. On 12/13/2022 at approximately 1100 local time, a Piper tomahawk PA-38-112 sustained substantial damage after exhausting its fuel supply and landing in a field…

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