# N9778V: 1966 Cessna 188, registration cancelled 2007-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2007
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188-0228
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 1969
- Certificate issued: January 30, 2007
- Last registry action: September 13, 2007
- Mode S code: ADA12A
- Owner when cancelled: [Bvds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BVDS%20INC)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5641° N, 108.3336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59101, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9778V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9778V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778V-2007-12-17

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 188: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188.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 FTW69D0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0130), Jul 9, 1968: Cessna 188 (N9778V), Eagle Pass, TX, substantial damage

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