# N73188: 1979 Cessna 207A, registration cancelled 2000-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073605)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (registry code 17237)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20700568
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 12, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1996
- Last registry action: October 19, 1999
- Mode S code: A9D253
- Owners when cancelled: [Village Aviation Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VILLAGE%20AVIATION%20INC%20DBA), [Camai Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMAI%20AIR)
- Location: [Bethel, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethel)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 60.7633° N, 161.8694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99559, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73188
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73188
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73188-2000-01-03

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 207A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a.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 ANC99FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99FA047), Apr 14, 1999: Cessna 207A (N73188), Kotzebue, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, spatial disorientation, and an inadvertent stall. Factors in the accident were weather conditions consisting of snow and…
- [NTSB ANC88IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88IA047), Apr 14, 1988: Cessna 207A (N73188), Takslesuk Lake, AK, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19990414003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990414003459A), Apr 14, 1999: Cessna 207A (N73188), Kotzebue, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Village aviation air taxi crashed under unknown circumstances while en route, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft has substantial damage.…
- [Incident 19930216008659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930216008659I), Feb 16, 1993: Cessna 207 (N73188), Atmautluak, AK, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Made a go around. Landed safely on second try. Right main gear was bent, airspeed too slow.
- [Incident 19880414012389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414012389I), Apr 14, 1988: Cessna 207A (N73188), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Engine failed and oil on windshield. Nosed up in a snowbank on forced landing. Broken connecting rod. .

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