# N98438: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1990-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 1990
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17276292
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: ADBCE2
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98438
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98438-1990-10-19

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 Cessna 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 NYC91FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA001), Oct 2, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98438), Gorham, NH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND…

## 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 19901002043949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901002043949A), Oct 2, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98438), Mount Washingto, NH, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into side of cloud-obscured mountain at night at 5500 MSL. Msa is 8300 MSL. Severe gusty surface wind in area.

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