# N198X: 1998 Socata TBM 700, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Socata TBM 700](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (registry code 8682000)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (registry code 52150)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A60EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A60EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 138
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 2002
- Certificate issued: February 15, 2006
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A187F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Nordman Clay](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORDMAN%20CLAY)
- Location: [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3431° N, 120.4100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95340, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=198X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198X-2018-01-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Socata TBM 700: https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700.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 LAX06CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA070), Dec 27, 2005: Socata TBM 700 (N198X), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and the instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a stall/mush.

## 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 20051227030409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051227030409A), Dec 27, 2005: Socata TBM700 (N198X), Lancaster, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On 12/27/2005 while simulating and engine out approach to runway six Lancaster, California N198X entered the pattern mid field, then made a steep banked…

## Other aircraft with N198X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198X): Pilatus PC-24, S/N 198, built 2020
- [Cancelled 1977-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198X-1977-07-12): Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2, S/N 600, built 1966. Exported to Sudan. Owner: [Omni Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OMNI%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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