# N8260G: 1973 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- 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: 18801273T
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 21, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1979
- Last registry action: December 5, 1982
- Mode S code: AB4984
- Owner when cancelled: [Peters Paul E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERS%20PAUL%20E)
- Location: [Pioneer, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Pioneer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7110° N, 91.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71266, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8260G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8260G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260G-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 A188B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b.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 FTW79DRJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ10), Mar 6, 1979: Cessna A188B (N8260G), Winnsboro, 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 19790306004199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306004199A), Mar 6, 1979: Cessna A188B (N8260G), Winnsboro, LA, Destroyed. Take off made in pasture. Lost control of aircraft after pemature lift off to avoid a cow. Struck trees.

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