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N4988E

Cancelled 2012
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Deregistered aircraft · 1953 Cessna 180 · Continental O-470 series

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Cancelled
December 10, 2012
Status when cancelled
Sale reported, canceled
Serial number
30103
Year built
1953
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
October 16, 1978
Last registry action
September 21, 1983
Mode S code
A63145
Owner when cancelled
Sale Reported
Location
Xxx, OK
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelCessna 180TCDS 5A6 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 2

Matched to this aircraft by N4988E and the event date: after July 21, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CHI81LA106Accident · 4 fatalLimited investigationClosedCotton, MNThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain altitude and aircraft control after an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions.Aug 1, 1981 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DAMS5Accident · 4 fatalClosedMissing AircraftAug 1, 1981 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N4988E and the event date: after July 21, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19810801090249AUnauth Low Level Opns · Cotton, MNFlew into area low ceiling and visibility. Wreckage found nine years later indicates loss of control into trees.Aug 1, 1981 · Destroyed · 4 fatal

Other aircraft with N4988E · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N4988E now.

1965Beech A45 (T-34A) · S/N G769Cancelled Jul 21, 1965 · United States Air Force, Ellsworth Afb, SD