# N4988E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 10, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4988E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4988E

## Aircraft that carried N4988E

- [Cancelled 2012-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4988E-2012-12-10): Cessna 180, S/N 30103, built 1953. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled 1965-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4988E-1965-07-21): Beech A45 (T-34A), S/N G769. Owner: [United States Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE), [Ellsworth Afb, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Ellsworth%20Afb)

## NTSB investigations on N4988E (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81LA106), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4988E), Cotton, MN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER AN ENCOUNTER WITH INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB CHI81DAMS5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DAMS5), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4988E), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB MKC65A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0062), Apr 22, 1965: Beechcraft T-34 (N4988E), Hermosa, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4988E (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810801090249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801090249A), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4988E), Cotton, MN, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Flew into area low ceiling and visibility. Wreckage found nine years later indicates loss of control into trees.

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