# N85987: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1992-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18802002T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1990
- Last registry action: January 11, 1990
- Mode S code: ABCC57
- Owner when cancelled: [Stanley Willis W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STANLEY%20WILLIS%20W)
- Location: [Bishop, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bishop)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6259° N, 97.7659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78343, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85987
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85987-1992-01-06

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 (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 FTW91DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG05), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 188B (N85987), Driscoll, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE GUY WIRE DURING THE AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER.
- [NTSB FTW75DRG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG64), Mar 28, 1975: Cessna 188 (N85987), Port Lavaca, 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 19910728030289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030289A), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna A188B (N85987), Driscoll, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck telephone pole guy wires during ag operation. Impact severed six feet left wing. Rolled and crashed.
- [Accident 19750328006579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750328006579A), Mar 28, 1975: Cessna A188B (N85987), Port Lavaca, TX, Substantial damage. Acft hit levees. Fuel gages ind 1/4 tank avail.

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