# N98438: 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 19, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98438

## Aircraft that carried N98438

- [Cancelled 1990-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98438-1990-10-19): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276292. Exported to Germany

## NTSB investigations on N98438 (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 NYC91FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA001), Oct 2, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98438), Gorham, NH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98438 (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 19901002043949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901002043949A), Oct 2, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98438), Mount Washingto, NH, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into side of cloud-obscured mountain at night at 5500 MSL. Msa is 8300 MSL. Severe gusty surface wind in area.

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