# N2898U: Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 1992-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250498
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1986
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: A2F2ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Charles L III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20CHARLES%20L%20III)
- Location: [Hallowell, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Hallowell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2872° N, 69.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04347, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2898U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2898U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2898U-1992-12-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Cessna 172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC90LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA131), Jun 16, 1990: Cessna 172 (N2898U), Augusta, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT, HIS DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…
- [NTSB UNK64X2333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2333), Jun 17, 1964: Cessna 172D (N2898U), Westerlo, NY, destroyed

## 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 19900616023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616023569A), Jun 16, 1990: Cessna 172D (N2898U), Augusta, ME, Destroyed. Stole friends aircraft. Took off in IMC at night lost control. Impact with ground totally destroyed the aircraft.

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