# N9278G: 1973 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2022-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 18801444
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 1974
- Last registry action: April 20, 2021
- Mode S code: ACDBA2
- Location: [Moscow, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Moscow)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.7222° N, 116.9402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83843, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9278G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9278G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9278G-2022-02-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CEN20CA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA331), Jul 27, 2020: Cessna A188 (N9278G), Hartington, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the engine oil cap was installed before takeoff, which resulted in the oil obscuring the pilot’s view through the windshield and necessitated a forced landing on…

## 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 20200727010659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200727010659A), Jul 27, 2020: Cessna A188B (N9278G), Hartington, NE, Substantial damage. The pilot of the agricultural aircraft took off on runway 31 from the Hartington, NE airport. Shortly after takeoff the windshield became covered in oil. The…

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