# N9862A: 1950 Cessna 190, registration cancelled 2007-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902)
- Engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-790](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-790) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7564
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1997
- Last registry action: July 2, 2004
- Mode S code: ADC40D
- Owner when cancelled: [Helgason James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELGASON%20JAMES%20R)
- Location: [Pacific Grove, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pacific%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6191° N, 121.9254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93950, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9862A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9862A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9862A-2007-07-03

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 190: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190.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 LAX89LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA205), May 27, 1989: Cessna 190 (N9862A), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 19890527013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527013269A), May 27, 1989: Cessna 190 (N9862A), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. On a biennial flight review CFI elected to show pilot how to land. Lost control and ground looped.

## Other aircraft with N9862A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9862A): Astrup Lloyd H VANS ACFT RV-10, S/N 41896, built 2021

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.