# N8197V: 1968 Cessna 188, registration cancelled 2012-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188-0447
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1968
- Last registry action: August 2, 2007
- Mode S code: AB2E2C
- Location: [Oldsmar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Oldsmar)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0445° N, 82.6743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34677, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8197V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8197V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8197V-2012-07-24

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 188: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188.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 FTW84LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA176), Mar 26, 1984: Cessna 188 (N8197V), Clayton, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19840326036529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326036529A), Mar 26, 1984: Cessna 188CESSNA (N8197V), Clayton, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off runway into plowed field and nosed over. Pilots 26th landing that day.

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