# N98DS: 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: May 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98DS

## Aircraft that carried N98DS

- [Cancelled 2013-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98DS-2013-05-30): Beech A60, S/N P-227, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rts Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RTS%20SERVICES%20INC), [Claymont, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Claymont)

## NTSB investigations on N98DS (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 BFO89FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA022), Mar 11, 1989: Beech A60 (N98DS), Manassas, VA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ENGINE CONTROL SPEED AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER OF THE LEFT ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE IN…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98DS (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 19890311003609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003609A), Mar 11, 1989: Beech A60 (N98DS), Manassas, VA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Observed on crosswind leg after takeoff with wings rocking. Rolled and impacted terrain. Over gross weight.

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