# N98457: 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: October 31, 1955
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98457
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98457

## Aircraft that carried N98457

- [Cancelled 1955-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98457-1955-10-31): Piper J3C-65, S/N 18649, built 1946. Owner: [Dulananey Leland](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DULANANEY%20LELAND), [Almont, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Almont)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98457-undated): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C0050. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N98457 (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 ATL84FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA248), Aug 8, 1984: Cessna 421C (N98457), Kennesaw, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB FTW78FRD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD47-107180), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna 421C (N98457), Patterson, LA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98457 (2)

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 19840808040939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840808040939A), Aug 8, 1984: Cessna 421C (N98457), Kennesaw, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Took off, low ceiling, tried to return to airport, impacted trees inverted. No determination of mechanical defects.
- [Accident 19780707020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707020679A), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna 421C (N98457), Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Right engine oil leak. Cause was not determined.

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