N98683 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 421C built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 17, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 421C cancelled February 17, 2017
- Serial number
- 421C0209
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 31, 1989
- Last FAA action
- March 6, 2001
- Last owner
- Mcdonald John D (Co-owned)
Portland, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N98683
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 421C · serial 421C0209
INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH FORCASTED SEVERE ICING AND TURBULENCE BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF EITHER THE AIRCRAFT OR THE PILOT , WHICH LED TO AN INFLGIHT LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOTS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT ASPECTS AND METEROLOGICAL PHENOMENA.
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