N2198Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 22, 2011. The last status on file was "n-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15 cancelled June 22, 2011
- Serial number
- F8B-2073
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 7, 2005
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172R cancelled August 25, 1999
- Serial number
- 17280680
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- China Peoples Rep
- Certificate issued
- March 18, 1999
- Last FAA action
- March 18, 1999
- Last owner
- Pilot International INC (Corporation)
Valley Center, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 180F cancelled May 17, 1996
- Serial number
- 18051298
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 28, 1993
- Last FAA action
- June 29, 1993
- Last owner
- Lees Charles A (Individual)
Hampton, NH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2198Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180F · serial 51298
the pilot's inflight decision to attempt a low pass over a mountain airstrip at a high density alitude atmospheric condition, and, his failure to retract the flaps during the climb-out from the pass. The rising mountainous terrain surrounding the landing strip, downdrafts, and the high density altitude condition were factors in the accident.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site