# N98WG: 1999 Grote William C CRUISER TR-4, registration cancelled 2013-06-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Grote William C CRUISER TR-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/grote-william-c-cruiser-tr-4) (registry code 05606H8)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4005
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 1999
- Last registry action: August 28, 2002
- Mode S code: ADAAC6
- Location: [El Monte, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Monte)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0786° N, 118.0435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91731, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98WG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98WG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98WG-2013-06-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Grote William C CRUISER TR-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/grote-william-c-cruiser-tr-4.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 MIA02LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA085), Apr 18, 2002: Grote Cruiser TR-4 (N98WG), Pembroke Pines, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command delayed initiating a go-around and failed to obtain sufficient altitude to clear obstacles at the departure end of the airport which resulted in an in-flight collision with power…

## 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 20020418009469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020418009469A), Apr 18, 2002: Amtr CRUISERTR4 (N98WG), Pembroke Pines, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) An amateur kit built airplane, a 4 place kis/pulsar super cruiser, crashed 1/4 mile east of the north perry airport (hwo). N98WG departed tamiami…

## Other aircraft with N98WG

- [Cancelled 2026-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98WG-2026-05-08): Bombardier BD-700-1A10, S/N 9032, built 1999. Exported to San Marino. Owner: [Global N95wg LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBAL%20N95WG%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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