# N988BC: 1998 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2007-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2007
- Exported to: India
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17280472
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1998
- Last registry action: April 17, 2007
- Mode S code: ADC8F8
- Owners when cancelled: [Western Michigan University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20MICHIGAN%20UNIVERSITY), [School Of Aviation Sciences](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHOOL%20OF%20AVIATION%20SCIENCES)
- Location: [Battle Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Battle%20Creek)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2794° N, 85.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49015, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N988BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=988BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988BC-2007-04-18

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 172R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2007FA0000202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000202), Feb 23, 2007: CRANKSHAFT. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED OVERHAUL, THIS CRANKSHAFT WAS FOUND PITTED IN THE INNER BORE. THIS ENGINE WAS A FACTORY OVERHAUL JULY 2002, AND DID HAVE THE PID COATING. THE C

## Other aircraft with N988BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N988BC): Embraer EMB-500, S/N 50000139, built 2010

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