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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N298HS

N298HS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eurocopter EC120B built in 2000. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 26, 2003. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Eurocopter EC120B cancelled August 26, 2003

Serial number
1149
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
2000
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 25, 2003
Last FAA action
February 25, 2003
Last owner
Dejong Manufacturing INC (Corporation)
New Sharon, IA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N298HS

CHI03FA179Accident on June 26, 2003 at Boonville, MO: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter EC120B · serial 1149

The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation which resulted in his inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions. An additional cause was the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. The dark night, thunderstorms, rain and lack of instrument rating were contributing factors.

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