N2898U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172D. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 2, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172D cancelled December 2, 1992
- Serial number
- 17250498
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 4, 1986
- Last FAA action
- October 22, 1992
- Last owner
- Johnson Charles L III (Individual)
Hallowell, ME - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2898U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17250498
POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT, HIS DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF PROPER CERTIFICATION (QUALIFICATION), HIS POSSIBLE IMPAIRMENT DUE TO CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, DARKNESS, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT AND FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
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