N198SW (Piper PA-28-181) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Ecuador on May 5, 2004.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Scheduled US airline service

Reported in scheduled US passenger service from January 2003 to February 2003 — 321 flights. Last reported flight: February 12, 2003, SkyWest Airlines, SNA → LAX.

Not reported in scheduled US service since February 2003 (data through July 2026).

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
SkyWest Airlines OO	January 2003	February 2003	321

Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).

Safety history

May 21, 1997Accident
The failure of maintenance personnel to allow adequate time for the engine oil to drain back into the engine oil reservoir prior to adding additional oil, thereby overfilling the reservoir, which resulted in an engine fire and subsequent damage to hydraulic lines and components, including the brakes, which precluded stopping the airplane prior to…
Embraer EMB-120
The failure of maintenance personnel to allow adequate time for the engine oil to drain back into the engine oil reservoir prior to adding additional oil, thereby overfilling the reservoir, which resulted in an engine fire and subsequent damage to hydraulic lines and components, including the brakes, which precluded stopping the airplane prior to… Full accident record