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N731CS1976 Cessna A188B

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 24, 2007.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Tulare, CA
owner city / state
Engine
IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2007
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Johnston Aircraft Service INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Tulare, CA
Certificate issued
Jun 21, 2007
Canceled
Jul 24, 2007
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date
Nov 29, 1976

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
1976
Serial number
18802796T
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
A9CF05

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. 2007Johnston Aircraft Service INCTulare, CA

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 (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

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 (2)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Stabilizers · spar · crackedApr 23, 2001

    FOUND RIGHT ELEVATOR SPAR CRACKED AT OUTBOARD ATTACH POINT. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE LOCATED DIRECTLY FORWARD OF CRACK IN ELEVATOR SPAR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine fuel and control · throttle body · out of adjApr 13, 2001

    THROTTLE BODY AND METERING UNIT WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, DURING INSPECTION THE CONTROL ARM AT THROTTLE BODY WAS FOUND LOOSE AND ROTATING ON SHAFT. NO ADJUSTMENT OF IDLE MIXTURE OR IDLE COULD BE PERFORMED DUE TO CHANGING CONDITION BETWEEN THROTTLE BODY AND METERING UNIT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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