# N5898E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 18, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5898E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5898E

## Aircraft that carried N5898E

- [Cancelled 2005-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5898E-2005-04-18): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271955, built 1978. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Boeing Employees Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20EMPLOYEES%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1959-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5898E-1959-05-18): Cessna 150, S/N 17398. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N5898E (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 CHI03FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA071), Feb 15, 2003: Cessna 172N (N5898E), Wellington, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Spatial disorientation experienced by the pilot and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain an updated preflight weather…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5898E (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 20030214005299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030214005299A), Feb 14, 2003: Cessna 172N (N5898E), Wellington, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot continued flight into marginal VFR conditions. He encountered lowering ceilings and requested assistance from wichita approach control. The…

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