# N8180V: 1968 Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1975-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 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: 188-0430
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1969
- Mode S code: AB2980
- Owner when cancelled: [Spra Co Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRA%20CO%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Pecos, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pecos)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8180V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8180V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8180V-1975-05-12

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 FTW71DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQD10), Sep 24, 1970: Cessna A188 (N8180V), Presidio, TX, substantial damage

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