# N98DS: 1973 Beech A60, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (registry code 1153604)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-541 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (registry code 41536)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A12CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A12CE), [TCDS E10EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E10EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P-227
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1988
- Last registry action: May 5, 1997
- Mode S code: ADA927
- Owner when cancelled: [Rts Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RTS%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Claymont, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Claymont)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8015° N, 75.4539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19703, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98DS-2013-05-30

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 Beech A60: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60.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 BFO89FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA022), Mar 11, 1989: Beech A60 (N98DS), Manassas, VA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ENGINE CONTROL SPEED AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER OF THE LEFT ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE IN…

## 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 19890311003609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003609A), Mar 11, 1989: Beech A60 (N98DS), Manassas, VA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Observed on crosswind leg after takeoff with wings rocking. Rolled and impacted terrain. Over gross weight.

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