N98DS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech A60 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 30, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N98DS is reserved by Diamond Aircraft Sales USA INC since October 9, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on August 9, 2026.
Beech A60 cancelled May 30, 2013
- Serial number
- P-227
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 21, 1988
- Last FAA action
- May 5, 1997
- Last owner
- Rts Services INC (Corporation)
Claymont, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N98DS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech A60 · serial P-227
A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ENGINE CONTROL SPEED AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER OF THE LEFT ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AND AN OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AIRCRAFT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
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