# N989BT: 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: November 13, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=989BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989BT

## Aircraft that carried N989BT

- [Cancelled 2012-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989BT-2012-11-13): Cessna 172R, S/N 17280463, built 1998. Owner: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N989BT (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 CEN12CA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA526), Aug 3, 2012: Cessna 172R (N989BT), Leesville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to properly re-configure the airplane for a go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion when he decided to land on the remaining runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N989BT (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 20120803016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120803016809A), Aug 3, 2012: Cessna 172R (N989BT), Leesville, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot was in landing phase for runway 36, he noticed the aircraft wasn't descending as quickly as he would have liked and recognized he was going to land long.…

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