# N8073V: 1968 Cessna A188, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188-0323
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1968
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1986
- Last registry action: December 19, 1992
- Mode S code: AAFEB3
- Owner when cancelled: [Sheppard David S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPPARD%20DAVID%20S)
- Location: [Kearns, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Kearns)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6560° N, 112.0381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84118, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8073V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8073V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8073V-2013-05-13

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 A188: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188.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 DEN88DTM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTM01), Mar 2, 1988: Cessna 188 (N8073V), Riverton, UT, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA72FYC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC15), Aug 2, 1971: Cessna A188 (N8073V), St.Johns, OR, 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 19880302006349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880302006349A), Mar 2, 1988: Cessna A188 (N8073V), South Jordon, UT, Destroyed. Engine quit on a spray run. Stalled and impacted near vertical. Fuel tanks were empty.

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