# N98278: 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: December 31, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98278

## Aircraft that carried N98278

- [Cancelled 2022-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98278-2022-12-31): Piper J3C-65, S/N 18453, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Versatile Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERSATILE%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Waterford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Waterford)

## NTSB investigations on N98278 (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 CEN19LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA297), Sep 2, 2019: Piper J3C (N98278), Independence Charter Township, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reduction in climb performance for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after the loss of performance.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98278 (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 20190902016699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190902016699A), Sep 2, 2019: Piper J3C-65 (N98278), Independence Tw, MI, Destroyed. On September 2, 2019 at approximately 1240 local time N98278, a J3 cub on floats, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff. The pilot (seated in the aft seat)…

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