# N98DE: 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: January 16, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98DE

## Aircraft that carried N98DE

- [Cancelled 2018-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98DE-2018-01-16): Cessna R172K, S/N R1722698, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mobile Electronics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOBILE%20ELECTRONICS%20INC), [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)

## NTSB investigations on N98DE (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 FTW97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA108), Feb 24, 1997: Cessna R172K (N98DE), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98DE (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 19970223001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223001809A), Feb 23, 1997: Cessna R172K (N98DE), Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage. Made three missed approachs. On fourth approach engine quit. Landed on road. Hit trees. Fuel tanks empty. (-23) Mr. Kagan was the pilot in command of Cessna…

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