# N9973G: Cessna 188A, registration cancelled 1992-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188a) (registry code 2073006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18800773
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1991
- Last registry action: September 9, 1991
- Mode S code: ADEF6C
- Owner when cancelled: [Parsons Shawn P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARSONS%20SHAWN%20P)
- Location: [Idabel, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Idabel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8591° N, 94.8164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74745, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9973G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9973G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9973G-1992-10-22

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 188A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188a.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 FTW92DPJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPJ03), Jun 24, 1992: Cessna 188A (N9973G), Idabel, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS LACK OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19920624021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920624021669A), Jun 24, 1992: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N9973G), Idabel, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wreckage indicates stall into trees. Application for ag certificate held in abeyance due aircraft discrepancies.

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