# N8184V: 1968 Cessna A188, registration cancelled 2017-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004)
- 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: 188-0434
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 1968
- Certificate issued: April 15, 1991
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AB2A0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Jacobs Samuel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBS%20SAMUEL%20J)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7716° N, 95.4089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77007, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8184V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8184V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8184V-2017-03-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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 FTW91DRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG02), May 9, 1991: Cessna 188 (N8184V), La Feria, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE PROPER DESCENT RATE.
- [NTSB FTW74DQG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG15), Aug 12, 1974: Cessna A188A (N8184V), Edmonson, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910519016559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910519016559A), May 19, 1991: Cessna A188 (N8184V), Laferia, TX, Substantial damage. Letting down over trees to spray a field encountered downdraft and hit ground after clearing trees.
- [Accident 19740812023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812023999A), Aug 12, 1974: Cessna A188 (N8184V), Edmonson, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on dirt farm road,right wing caught tall grass. No load aboard.

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