N98SN is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Knoepflein Shannon LANCAIR LEGACY 2000 built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 24, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Knoepflein Shannon LANCAIR LEGACY 2000 cancelled March 24, 2017
- Serial number
- L2K-189
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 15, 2003
- Last FAA action
- April 21, 2009
- Last owner
- Knoepflein Shannon K (Individual)
Lebanon, KY - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N98SN
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Knoepflein Lancair Legacy 2000 · serial L2K-189
A loss of engine power due to high engine temperatures which resulted in a failure of the number three piston, the pilot's continued operation of the airplane with known high temperature problems, the pilot's poor inflight planning, and the pilot's failure to maintain a proper emergency descent rate. A factor associated with the accident was the light pole that the airplane contacted.
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