# N980SS: 1998 Raytheon A36, registration cancelled 2018-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (registry code 7150001)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E-3152
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 1998
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2011
- Last registry action: August 26, 2011
- Mode S code: ADACC5
- Owners when cancelled: [Central Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Flightline LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTLINE%20LLC), [Rpi Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RPI%20AIR%20INC), [Charter Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARTER%20EXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7381° N, 92.2473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=980SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N980SS-2018-01-10

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 Raytheon A36: https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36.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 CEN13FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA143), Jan 24, 2013: Raytheon A36 (N980SS), Richwood, LA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions.

## 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 20130124001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130124001209A), Jan 24, 2013: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 (N980SS), Richwood, LA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Pilot was on approach to Monroe Regional Airport. ATC reported he was too high for the glideslope. He was trying to descend to capture the glideslope. He did…

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