# N98247: 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: December 1, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98247
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98247

## Aircraft that carried N98247

- [Cancelled 2014-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98247-2014-12-01): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-25978, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mckenna Dennis P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKENNA%20DENNIS%20P), [Cheswold, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Cheswold)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98247-1955-10-17): Piper J3C-65S, S/N 18416, built 1946. Owner: [Donaldson Ralph L And William Sarns](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONALDSON%20RALPH%20L%20AND%20WILLIAM%20SARNS), [Mount Clemens, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Mount%20Clemens)

## NTSB investigations on N98247 (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 NYC81FHD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD18), Feb 4, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N98247), Wilmington, DE, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72DHD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHD07), Aug 7, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N98247), Smyrna, DE, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98247 (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 19810204018189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810204018189A), Feb 4, 1981: Piper PA28* (N98247), Wilmington, PA, Substantial damage. Failed to correct high sink rate. Airplane struck runway nose wheel first. Collapsed nose gear.

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