# N8079V: Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1972-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 1972
- 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: 188-0329
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1969
- Mode S code: AAFF85
- Owner when cancelled: [Pankratz Wallace B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PANKRATZ%20WALLACE%20B)
- Location: [Calipatria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Calipatria)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8079V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8079V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079V-1972-05-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX70FUM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUM12), Jun 26, 1970: Cessna A-188 (N8079V), Calipatria, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8079V

- [Cancelled 2011-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079V-2011-05-18): Potomac SMITH MINI PLANE, S/N PAC-002. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1991-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079V-1991-08-28): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 347970490. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Aircraft Mountain II Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20MOUNTAIN%20II%20CORP), [Odessa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Odessa)

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