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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N49998

N49998 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 2, 2003. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 152 cancelled January 2, 2003

Serial number
15281434
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1978
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 12, 2002
Last FAA action
March 12, 2002
Last owner
Steven Thomas INC (Corporation)
Lincoln, NE
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility

Boeing PT-17 cancelled November 9, 1948

Serial number
75-2085
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 4, 1945
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Barker John N (Individual)
East Point, GA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N49998

FTW02FA233Accident on August 12, 2002 at Ithaca, NE: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15281434

The pilot's intentional flight of the airplane into terrain in an act of suicide.

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