# N4988E: 1953 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2012-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30103
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1978
- Last registry action: September 21, 1983
- Mode S code: A63145
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4988E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4988E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4988E-2012-12-10

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 180: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI81LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81LA106), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4988E), Cotton, MN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER AN ENCOUNTER WITH INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB CHI81DAMS5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DAMS5), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4988E), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 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 19810801090249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801090249A), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4988E), Cotton, MN, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Flew into area low ceiling and visibility. Wreckage found nine years later indicates loss of control into trees.

## Other aircraft with N4988E

- [Cancelled 1965-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4988E-1965-07-21): Beech A45 (T-34A), S/N G769. Owner: [United States Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE), [Ellsworth Afb, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Ellsworth%20Afb)

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