# N98785: 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: August 10, 1994
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98785
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98785

## Aircraft that carried N98785

- [Cancelled 1994-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98785-1994-08-10): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276352. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wilbur Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBUR%20JOSEPH), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N98785 (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 ANC91FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA132), Aug 23, 1991: Cessna 172 (N98785), Eklutna Lake, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98785 (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 19910822036559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036559A), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 172P (N98785), Eklutna Lake, AK, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Struck mountainside while operating below crest in narrow valley. Was scouting for sheep.
- [Incident 19910610046349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910610046349I), Jun 10, 1991: Cessna 172P (N98785), Anchorage, AK. Landed downwind. Departed end of runway. Returning to runway struck a runway light.

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