N98438 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 19, 1990 when the aircraft was exported to Germany. The last status on file was "n-number assigned but not yet registered".
Cessna 172P cancelled October 19, 1990
- Serial number
- 17276292
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N98438
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17276292
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND PILOT FATIGUE.
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