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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N98DE

N98DE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R172K built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 16, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna R172K cancelled January 16, 2018

Serial number
R1722698
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 21, 1994
Last FAA action
March 6, 2001
Last owner
Mobile Electronics INC (Corporation)
Arlington, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N98DE

FTW97LA108Accident on February 24, 1997 at Brownsville, TX: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R172K · serial R1722698

the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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