# N898BC: 1998 Craft G W RANS S-14, registration cancelled 2017-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Craft G W RANS S-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/craft-g-w-rans-s-14) (registry code 05606TV)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0392020
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S-14 AIRAILE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1998
- Certificate issued: June 28, 2005
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AC6328
- Owner when cancelled: [Pincombe Don T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINCOMBE%20DON%20T)
- Location: [Lake Villa, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lake%20Villa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4160° N, 88.0654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60046, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N898BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=898BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N898BC-2017-05-22

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 Craft G W RANS S-14: https://openairdocs.org/model/craft-g-w-rans-s-14.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19990415020089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990415020089I), Apr 15, 1999: Amtr RANSS14 (N898BC), Wildwood, NJ, Minor damage. Engine quit on final for runway 28 at wwd flaired to 500 w over runway - while doing dead stick landing broke rhs landing gear.

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