N4988E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 180 built in 1953. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 10, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 180 cancelled December 10, 2012
- Serial number
- 30103
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1953
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- September 21, 1983
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Beech A45 (T-34A) cancelled July 21, 1965
- Serial number
- G769
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 1, 1961
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- United States Air Force (Government)
Ellsworth Afb, SD - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4988E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180 · serial 30103
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER AN ENCOUNTER WITH INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site