# N98683: 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: February 17, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98683
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98683

## Aircraft that carried N98683

- [Cancelled 2017-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98683-2017-02-17): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C0209, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mcdonald John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONALD%20JOHN%20D), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

## NTSB investigations on N98683 (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 LAX88FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA215), May 29, 1988: Cessna 421C (N98683), Shaver Lake, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH FORCASTED SEVERE ICING AND TURBULENCE BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF EITHER THE AIRCRAFT OR THE PILOT , WHICH LED TO AN INFLGIHT LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98683 (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 19880528023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880528023329A), May 28, 1988: Cessna 421C (N98683), Shaver Lake, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost control in area of mountain wave,severe turbulence and icing. Crashed out of control. Weather notamed for area.

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