# N8171V: Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1974-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 1974
- 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: 188-0421
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1972
- Mode S code: AB25EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Gray Kenneth E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20KENNETH%20E)
- Location: [Miami, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8171V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8171V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171V-1974-12-20

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 FTW75FQG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG30), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna A188 (N8171V), Pampa, TX, 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 19741106037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741106037259A), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna A188 (N8171V), Pampa, TX, Destroyed. Plt statd lookd into cockpit at valve control immediatly prior to strkng wire

## Other aircraft with N8171V

- [Cancelled 2018-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171V-2018-01-09): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8016282, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Akn Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKN%20INC), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

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