# N70240: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1991-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18801875T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 15, 1977
- Last registry action: February 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A95EF9
- Owner when cancelled: [Willis Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Indio, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Indio)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7095° N, 116.2370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92201, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70240
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70240-1991-05-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX86FUG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUG06), Sep 30, 1986: Cessna 188 (N70240), Thermal, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19860930046789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930046789A), Sep 30, 1986: Cessna A188B (N70240), Thermal, CA, Substantial damage. Veered on takeoff roll when tail wheel slipped into a rut on runway. Wing struck tall brush, aircraft nosed down.

## Other aircraft with N70240

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70240): Aerostar International RAVEN S52A, S/N S52A-3015, built 1994
- [Cancelled 1955-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70240-1955-08-23): Piper J3C-65, S/N 17216. Owner: [Cochran Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COCHRAN%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Cochran, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cochran)

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