# N98GS: Starn EAA ACRO SPORT, registration cancelled 1996-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Starn EAA ACRO SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/starn-eaa-acro-sport) (registry code 0564689)
- Serial number: 227
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 3, 1990
- Last registry action: October 16, 1996
- Mode S code: ADA972
- Owners when cancelled: [Minert Charles G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINERT%20CHARLES%20G), [Minert Gloria D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINERT%20GLORIA%20D)
- Location: [Aguanga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Aguanga)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4523° N, 116.8555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aguanga, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98GS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98GS-1996-12-12

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 Starn EAA ACRO SPORT: https://openairdocs.org/model/starn-eaa-acro-sport.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 LAX93LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA139), Mar 6, 1993: Acro Sport Acro Sport (N98GS), Lake Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING/FLARE ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19930306004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306004419A), Mar 6, 1993: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N98GS), Lake Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff.
- [Incident 19790324011099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324011099I), Mar 24, 1979: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N98GS), Watsonville, CA, Minor damage. Pilot returned to the airport due to severe vibration, landed hard. Pilot thinks he lost a prop tip.

## Other aircraft with N98GS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98GS): Nanchang China CJ-6A, S/N 2751242, built 1976

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