Models / Cessna / A188B / N78417 Aircraft record N78417 1974 Cessna A188B Registration valid Unclaimed Source: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 2018) · 2 ADs may apply · 1 service difficulty report
Registration Valid expires Aug 31, 2028 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2018 ADs may apply 2 confirm with A&P Service reports 1 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner Co-owners
City, state Lancaster, KS
Certificate issued Sep 7, 2010
Expires Aug 31, 2028
Airworthiness Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date Dec 16, 1974 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 1974
Serial number 18801952T
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 AAA1FD 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 2010 – now Co-owners Lancaster, KS · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 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.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 2011-10-09 Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… Jun 17, 2011 Airframe (A188B) 2009-16-03 Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… Sep 9, 2009 Engine (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 (1) 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.
Reciprocating engine · cylinder · cracked Nov 12, 2008
FOUND ALL 6 CYLINDERS WERE CRACKED. CYLINDER NR1 S/N 50422-12, CRACKED BETWEEN COOLING FIN 16 AND 17 (COUNTED DOWN FROM TOP) FROM THE INTAKE PORT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CYLINDER, OVER THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE, TO THE EXHAUST PORT. 2 CRACKS ON THE INSIDE FROM THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE INTAKE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 18, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 17, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record