# N8112G: 1973 Cessna A188B, 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 A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- 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: 18801237
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1973
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1973
- Last registry action: September 3, 2008
- Mode S code: AB0FB8
- Owner when cancelled: [Rio Rico Chemicals Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIO%20RICO%20CHEMICALS%20INC)
- Location: [Weslaco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Weslaco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0973° N, 97.9997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78596, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8112G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8112G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8112G-2013-05-13

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 ATL81DLJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLJ15), Jul 30, 1981: Cessna 188 (N8112G), Newton Grove, NC, destroyed

## 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 19810730047109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810730047109A), Jul 30, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA (N8112G), Newton Grove, NC, Destroyed. Struck tree on pullup from spray run. Impact tore off aileron. Crashed out of control.

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