# N98W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: March 10, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98W

## Aircraft that carried N98W

- [Cancelled 2010-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98W-2010-03-10): Bell 212, S/N 35100, built 1996. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Weyerhaeuser Nr Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEYERHAEUSER%20NR%20CO), [Seatac, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seatac)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98W-1970-06-19): Bensen B-8M, S/N 100. Owner: [Woodbridge L B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODBRIDGE%20L%20B), [Pomona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pomona)
- [Cancelled 1933-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98W-1933-03-15): Frank H Riggs SECONDARY TRNG GLIDR, S/N G1. Owner: [Riggs Frank H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIGGS%20FRANK%20H), [Cheboygan, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Cheboygan)

## NTSB investigations on N98W (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 SEA99LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA141), Apr 26, 1999: Bell 212 (N98W), Snoqualmie, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Clearance from an object was not maintained. A tree was a factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N98W (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 19990426040399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990426040399A), Apr 26, 1999: Bell 212 (N98W), Snoqualmie, WA, No damage. (-23)During a hover maneuver in an external load operations, the main rotor blade made contact with a tree branch.

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