# N21678: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1973-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18800952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A1D33A
- Owner when cancelled: [Rio Colorado Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIO%20COLORADO%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Poston, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Poston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21678
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21678
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21678-1973-10-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna A188B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX73DUJ82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ82), Jun 6, 1973: Cessna A188B (N21678), Parker, AZ, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19730606014759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730606014759A), Jun 6, 1973: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N21678), Parker, AZ, Destroyed. Fuel pump shaft sheared. Plt tried to ret to fld & had to lnd in sand dunes.

## Other aircraft with N21678

- [Cancelled 2013-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21678-2013-02-27): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7990056, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bagert Broderick A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAGERT%20BRODERICK%20A), [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)

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