# N8053V: Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1970-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188-0303
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1967
- Mode S code: AAF745
- Owner when cancelled: [Clevenger Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEVENGER%20INC)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8053V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8053V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8053V-1970-12-31

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 A188: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188.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 OAK70F0164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70F0164), Sep 10, 1969: Cessna 188 (N8053V), Soledad, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8053V

- [Cancelled 2020-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8053V-2020-09-04): Cameron Balloons US V-77, S/N 6275, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stecker Katherine D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STECKER%20KATHERINE%20D), [Statesville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Statesville)
- [Cancelled 1990-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8053V-1990-08-28): Rechsteiner Walter HUMMER-B, S/N 0006. Triennial form not returned

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