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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N98730

N98730 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1985. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 21, 2006. 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 172P cancelled September 21, 2006

Serial number
17276340
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1985
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
July 19, 1999
Last FAA action
August 16, 2005
Last owner
MD Aeronautical CORP (Corporation)
Fairfield, NJ
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Piper J3C-65 cancelled December 16, 1970

Serial number
18959
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1946
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 9, 1958
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Isom W E (Individual)
Corinth, MS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N98730

NYC05LA125Accident on July 28, 2005 at Caldwell, NJ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17276340

The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was a partial loss of engine power, as reported by the pilot, for undetermined reasons.

NYC96LA149Accident on July 13, 1996 at Fairfield, NJ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17276340

the pilot's improper aborted takeoff by extending full flaps which resulted in a porpoise. Subsequently, the airplane veered off the runway and the nose gear collapsed.

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