# N8988B: 1958 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2018-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36688
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1958
- Certificate issued: December 16, 2013
- Last registry action: December 16, 2013
- Mode S code: AC667E
- Owner when cancelled: [Green Lawrence Marshall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN%20LAWRENCE%20MARSHALL)
- Location: [Buies Creek, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Buies%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4086° N, 78.7393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27506, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8988B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8988B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8988B-2018-03-19

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 ERA14CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA176), Mar 22, 2014: Cessna 172B (N8988B), Mt Olive, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.

## 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 20140322003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140322003059A), Mar 22, 2014: Cessna 172 (N8988B), Mount Olive, NC, Substantial damage. Gso FSDO received telephone call on 3/24/2014 at 09:40 from mike bass at Mount Olive airport concerning an accident involving Cessna 172 c, registration…

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