# N898ET: 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: October 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=898ET
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N898ET

## Aircraft that carried N898ET

- [Cancelled 2013-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N898ET-2013-10-31): Cameron Balloons U S ET-90, S/N 2901, built 1993. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Village Aeronautics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VILLAGE%20AERONAUTICS%20INC), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)

## NTSB investigations on N898ET (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 BFO94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA078), Apr 26, 1994: Cameron ET-90 (N898ET), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM WIRES DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS A DOWNDRAFT THAT EXCEEDED THE BALLOON'S AVAILABLE CLIMB CAPABILITY.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N898ET (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 19940426009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940426009349A), Apr 26, 1994: Camron ET90 (N898ET), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Unexpected weather closing in. Elected land in field accross power lines. Downdraft on final. Gondola struck wires.

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