# N9883V: Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1972-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 1972
- 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: 1880133
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1972
- Mode S code: ADCBB1
- Owner when cancelled: [Bettencourt Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETTENCOURT%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9883V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9883V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9883V-1972-08-14

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 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 OAK72DVA82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA82-166863), Jun 23, 1972: Cessna A188 (N9883V), Merced, CA, destroyed

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