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N218711972 Cessna A188B

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 19, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Sep 1988)2 ADs may apply

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Thomas, OK
owner city / state
Engine
IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
on record
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1988
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Thomas, OK
Canceled
Aug 19, 2013
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date
Dec 29, 1972

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
A188B
Year
1972
Serial number
18801089
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A1DAA1

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor Io 520 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
285 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1947 – 1955Del-Mar-Va Crop Dusting Co INCHarrington, DE · different airframe: 1938 Piper J3c-65 S/N 2673
  2. until 2013Individual ownerThomas, OK

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Sep 30, 1988 · Dixon, CA

PLT HAD COMPLETED AERIAL APPLICATION OF A FIELD SEVERAL MILES SOUTH. WITNESSES HEARD SOUNDS OF ACFT. ONE WITNESS OBSERVED ACFT BRIEFLY INVERTED AND 'OUT OF CONTROL.' ACFT IMPACTED OPEN FIELD UPRIGHT, WINGS LEVEL AND NOSE DOWN. FIRE ENSUED. NO EVIDENCE FOUND OF MALF OR FAILURE IN STRUCTURE, FLIGHT CONTROLS, POWERPLANT OR SYSTEMS. THE IN ACFT HOPPER WAS EMPTY OF CHEMICALS AND THE OPERATOR HAD NO…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
LAX88DVG10

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX88DVG10)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2011-10-09Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…Jun 17, 2011Airframe (A188B)
2009-16-03Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…Sep 9, 2009Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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