# N8904G: 1973 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2011-07-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 22, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 18801318T
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 1973
- Last registry action: July 25, 1979
- Mode S code: AC483F
- Owner when cancelled: [Hawk Airplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWK%20AIRPLANES%20INC)
- Location: [Pleasant Hill, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Pleasant%20Hill)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7643° N, 94.2606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64080, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8904G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8904G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8904G-2011-07-22

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 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 CHI79FEV18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV18), Apr 20, 1979: Cessna A188B (N8904G), Effingham, IL, 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 19790420015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420015629A), Apr 20, 1979: Cessna A188B (N8904G), Effingham, IL, Substantial damage. Acft crashed during attempted takeoff. Fuel contamination was found in sediment bowl.

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