# N8988B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 19, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8988B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8988B

## Aircraft that carried N8988B

- [Cancelled 2018-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8988B-2018-03-19): Cessna 172, S/N 36688, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Green Lawrence Marshall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN%20LAWRENCE%20MARSHALL), [Buies Creek, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Buies%20Creek)

## NTSB investigations on N8988B (1)

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 ERA14CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA176), Mar 22, 2014: Cessna 172B (N8988B), Mt Olive, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8988B (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 20140322003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140322003059A), Mar 22, 2014: Cessna 172 (N8988B), Mount Olive, NC, Substantial damage. Gso FSDO received telephone call on 3/24/2014 at 09:40 from mike bass at Mount Olive airport concerning an accident involving Cessna 172 c, registration…

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