# N198WC: Curry William TIERRA II, registration cancelled 2013-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Curry William TIERRA II](https://openairdocs.org/model/curry-william-tierra-ii) (registry code 0567648)
- Serial number: 1985-5
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1985
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A187DA
- Owner when cancelled: [Curry William M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURRY%20WILLIAM%20M)
- Location: [Hartwick, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Hartwick)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7073° N, 75.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13348, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198WC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=198WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198WC-2013-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Curry William TIERRA II: https://openairdocs.org/model/curry-william-tierra-ii.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC91LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA134), May 12, 1991: Tierra II (N198WC), Cooperstown, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A A LOSS OR AIRPLANE CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN TREES.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19910512015459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512015459A), May 12, 1991: Amtrte TIERRA2 (N198WC), Cooperstown, NY, Destroyed. Bolt attaching tail to wing broke,allowed tail to shift into propeller. Crash landed in trees. No current licenses.

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