Single-engine piston

N6872G

1973 Cessna 188B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
18801215
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vortex Aircrafts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Port Saint Lucie, FL
Registration record

N6872G on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 188B
Serial
18801215
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Vortex Aircrafts Inc
Port Saint Lucie, FL
Certificate issued
2025-01-27
Airworthiness date
1973-03-29
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A91FDD
Mode S (octal)
52217735
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N6872G.
  • 1973-03-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N6872G

N6872G is a 1973 Cessna 188B, serial number 18801215. The FAA register lists Vortex Aircrafts Inc as the registrant in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated March 29, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6872G.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6872G.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.