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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7898N

N7898N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R172E built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 1, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna R172E cancelled October 1, 2007

Serial number
R172-0289
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1968
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 23, 1995
Last FAA action
March 20, 2007
Last owner
United States Air Force Owner (Government)
Kirtland Afb, NM
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N7898N

DEN06CA077Accident on May 17, 2006 at Albuquerque, NM: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R172E (T-41C) · serial R172-0289

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the wind gust.

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