# N2865J: Cessna 188, registration cancelled 1983-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18803540T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1980
- Mode S code: A2E755
- Owner when cancelled: [El Campo Metro Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EL%20CAMPO%20METRO%20AIRPORT%20INC)
- Location: [El Campo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Campo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2044° N, 96.2727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77437, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2865J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2865J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2865J-1983-04-15

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 188: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188.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 FTW81DRA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA40), Jun 9, 1981: Cessna A188B (N2865J), Louise, TX, 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 19810609032709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609032709A), Jun 9, 1981: Cessna A188B (N2865J), Louise, TX, Substantial damage. Failed to arrest sink rate diving under wires at start of a swath run. Struck a ditch.

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