N5898E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 18, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled April 18, 2005
- Serial number
- 17271955
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- August 12, 1998
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 2004
- Last owner
- Boeing Employees Flying Club (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 150 cancelled May 18, 1959
- Serial number
- 17398
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5898E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271955
Spatial disorientation experienced by the pilot and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain an updated preflight weather briefing prior to the return flight, his attempted flight into known adverse weather, the lack of lighting (night) and the low ceilings.
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