# N98AS: Douglas C-54B, registration cancelled 1989-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas C-54B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-54b) (registry code 3021518)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A36CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A36CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10431
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: ADA8DC
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98AS-1989-04-03

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 Douglas C-54B: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-54b.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 MIA81FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA057), Mar 28, 1981: Douglas C-54B (N98AS), St.Croix (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N98AS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98AS): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna ASTORE, S/N 029, built 2014
- [Cancelled 2008-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98AS-2008-05-08): Schempp-Hirth Fluzeugbau DISCUS BM, S/N 8, built 1995. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Anderson Richard G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20RICHARD%20G), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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