# N21871: 1972 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2013-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18801089
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: December 29, 1972
- Last registry action: March 8, 2002
- Mode S code: A1DAA1
- Location: [Thomas, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Thomas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7505° N, 98.7432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73669, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21871
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21871
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21871-2013-08-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX88DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG10), Sep 30, 1988: Cessna A188B (N21871), Dixon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19880930042429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930042429A), Sep 30, 1988: Cessna A188B (N21871), Dixon, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed low and inverted prior crash. Had 20 percent carbon monoxide. Exhaust stack near vent window. Had been ill

## Other aircraft with N21871

- [Cancelled 1955-11-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21871-1955-11-22): Piper J3C-65, S/N 2673, built 1938. Owner: [Del-Mar-Va Crop Dusting Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEL-MAR-VA%20CROP%20DUSTING%20CO%20INC), [Harrington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Harrington)

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