# N8139V: Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1975-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 1975
- 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: 188-0389
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1972
- Mode S code: AB1828
- Owner when cancelled: [Thieman Leonard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEMAN%20LEONARD)
- Location: [Lovington, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Lovington)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8139V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8139V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8139V-1975-07-28

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 DEN75FTC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC29), Jun 2, 1975: Cessna A188 (N8139V), Wheatland, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19750627016339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750627016339A), Jun 27, 1975: Cessna A188 (N8139V), Wheatland, WY, Destroyed. Collided with pole on swath run into rising sun. Spraying grasshoppers.

## Other aircraft with N8139V

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8139V): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0685, built 2003

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