# N5098L: 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: August 27, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5098L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5098L

## Aircraft that carried N5098L

- [Cancelled 2009-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5098L-2009-08-27): Mcnear Joseph P EXPLORER COUPE 2000, S/N H2-95-6-154, built 2000. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mcnear Joseph P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCNEAR%20JOSEPH%20P), [Fort Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Myers)

## NTSB investigations on N5098L (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 ERA09LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA198), Mar 14, 2009: McNear Explorer Coupe (N5098L), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the gyrocopter while taxiing for takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5098L (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 20090314004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090314004059A), Mar 14, 2009: Mcnear EXPLORERCOU (N5098L), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On March 14, 2009, at 1016 eastern daylight time, an amateur built/experimental explorer coupe 2000, N5098L, experienced the loss operational control…

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