# N98D: 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 9, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98D

## Aircraft that carried N98D

- [Cancelled 2011-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98D-2011-11-09): Mark Divita RV-8, S/N 82963, built 2011. Owner: [Divita Mark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIVITA%20MARK), [Red Oak, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Red%20Oak)

## NTSB investigations on N98D (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 CEN11LA658](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA658), Sep 18, 2011: Mark Divita RV-8 (N98D), Lancaster, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tailwheel to remain locked during a crosswind landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98D (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 20110918024029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110918024029A), Sep 18, 2011: Mark Divita RV-8 (N98D), Lancaster, TX, Substantial damage. ASI conducted personal interview of pilot in command, [privacy data omitted] on 9/19/11 at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, TX. Pilot indicated he had made 2…

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