# N9988B: 1982 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2019-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG1108
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 27, 1982
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1986
- Last registry action: August 20, 2015
- Mode S code: ADF3CD
- Owners when cancelled: [Southern Illinois University Board Of Trustees DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20ILLINOIS%20UNIVERSITY%20BOARD%20OF%20TRUSTEES%20DBA), [Aviation Flight Tec](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20FLIGHT%20TEC)
- Location: [Murphysboro, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Murphysboro)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7713° N, 89.3533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62966, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9988B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9988B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9988B-2019-01-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 2009FA0000063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000063), Feb 4, 2009: PIN. BROKEN. ONE OF THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK PINS BROKE, AT THE GROOVE MACHINED INTO THE PIN FOR ROLLPIN RETENTION, ALLOWING THE UNSECURED PORTION OF THE PIN TO JAM THE NOSE G
- [SDR 2005FA0001081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001081), Nov 15, 2004: ACTUATOR. CRACKED. PILOT REPORTED LT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. FOUND LT ACTUATOR CRACKED AT FORWARD BOLT HOLE. (GL19200504417) (K)
- [SDR 99ZZZX375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX375), Jan 8, 1998: SHAFT. WRONG PART. FOUND ENGINE OVERHAULED WITH INCORRECT ROCKER SHAFTS INSTALLED ON ALL CYLINDERS. NOTICED SHAFTS WERE DAMAGING ROCKER COVERS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, DETERMINED

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20090113001109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090113001109I), Jan 13, 2009: Cessna 172RG (N9988B), Carbondale/Mur, IL, Minor damage. (-23) When the main landing gear was selected down for landing, a gear unsafe light illuminated. The pilot followed the emergency procedures and a fly by of…
- [Incident 20040216002799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040216002799I), Feb 16, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N9988B), Carbondale-Murp, IL. (-23) [privacy data omitted] - on February 16, 2004, N9988B, a CE-172-RG, operated by a FAR part 141 flight school, was being utilized to administer a final…

## Other aircraft with N9988B

- [Cancelled 1970-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9988B-1970-09-08): Cessna 182A, S/N 34388. Owner: [Upper Ten Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UPPER%20TEN%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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