# N98LW: Wohlers SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 1990-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wohlers SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/wohlers-skybolt) (registry code 05655F7)
- Serial number: 02
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1990
- Last registry action: February 2, 1990
- Mode S code: ADA9DA
- Owners when cancelled: [Langston Charles D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGSTON%20CHARLES%20D), [Langston Paul M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGSTON%20PAUL%20M), [Vaughn Vincent V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAUGHN%20VINCENT%20V), [Vickers Charles J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VICKERS%20CHARLES%20J)
- Location: [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4331° N, 84.3919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32310, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98LW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98LW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98LW-1990-12-15

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 Wohlers SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/wohlers-skybolt.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 MIA90FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA091), Mar 17, 1990: Wohlers Steen/Skybolt (N98LW), Quincy, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL 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 19900317004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317004579A), Mar 17, 1990: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N98LW), Quincy, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled and impacted on airport while circling to land. Witnesses reported power loss prior stall. No defects found
- [Incident 19850722024809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850722024809I), Jul 22, 1985: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N98LW), Charleston, WV. Entered control zone while airport was IFR.

## Other aircraft with N98LW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98LW): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 3428, built 2009

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