# N50998: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, registration cancelled 1969-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 1969
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-749](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-749) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1854
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1968
- Mode S code: A65F13
- Owner when cancelled: [Kent Griggs Smith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENT%20GRIGGS%20SMITH)
- Location: [Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Chester)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50998
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50998-1969-05-13

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 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr.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 NYC68A0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0115), Apr 14, 1968: Ryan PT-22 (N50998), Pipersville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N50998

- [Cancelled 2014-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50998-2014-12-17): Lawrence AM EAGLET, S/N 155. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lawrence Philip J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20PHILIP%20J), [Charlevoix, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Charlevoix)

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