# N8983G: Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1976-11-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 2, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18801337
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 11, 1975
- Mode S code: AC65D4
- Owner when cancelled: [Godwin Sprayers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GODWIN%20SPRAYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Dunn, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Dunn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8983G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8983G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8983G-1976-11-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (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 IAD76FLJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ35), Aug 30, 1976: Cessna 188B (N8983G), Dunn, NC, destroyed

## 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 19760830029089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760830029089A), Aug 30, 1976: Cessna 188B (N8983G), Dunn, NC, Destroyed. Crankshaft bkn off abt 2 in fm prop flange. Acft tumbled into ground.

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