# N8118V: Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1971-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 1971
- 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: 188-0368
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1969
- Mode S code: AB1097
- Owner when cancelled: [Meck Harold N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MECK%20HAROLD%20N)
- Location: [Willows, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Willows)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8118V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8118V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118V-1971-07-09

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 OAK71FVG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVG71), May 1, 1971: Cessna A188 (N8118V), Willows, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8118V

- [Cancelled 2020-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118V-2020-06-09): Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105LS A-3, S/N 2018. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118V-undated): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288016118. Triennial form not returned

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