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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5988E

N5988E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 150 built in 1959. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 27, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 150 cancelled June 27, 2013

Serial number
17488
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1959
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 24, 1990
Last FAA action
December 10, 1996
Last owner
Stockwell Kelly (Partnership)
Burns, OR
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N5988E

SEA92FA148Accident on July 11, 1992 at Burns, OR: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 150 · serial 15017488

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM WIRES ON A 500 KV ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINE.

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