# N9985G: 1971 Cessna A188A, registration cancelled 1973-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18800785
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 9, 1973
- Mode S code: ADF369
- Owner when cancelled: [Kimmel Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIMMEL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9985G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9985G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9985G-1973-10-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 A188A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a.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 MIA73FKJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ61), May 24, 1973: Cessna 188B (N9985G), Talladega, AL, destroyed

## 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 19730524017119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730524017119A), May 24, 1973: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N9985G), Talladega, AL, Destroyed. Plt unabl to make statement due inj. Acft struck at abt 45 deg at beg of swth run dsp ant poison.

## Other aircraft with N9985G

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9985G): Powrachute AIRWOLF 912ULS, S/N A423ULS, built 2023

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