Aircraft record

N844971974 Cessna A188B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2026)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Jul 31, 2032
Based in: Omaha, NE; owner city / state
Engine: IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 2025
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2026
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: N84497 LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Omaha, NE
Certificate issued: Jul 30, 2025
Expires: Jul 31, 2032
Airworthiness: Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date: Jan 17, 1975

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: 18801989T
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: AB9268

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

2025 – nowN84497 LLCOmaha, NE · 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

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 27, 2026 · Blair, NE

On May 27, 2026, about 1130 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B airplane, N84497, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Blair, Nebraska. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, he flew the airplane from Millard Airport (MLE) in Omaha, Nebraska, to Blair…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: CEN26LA199

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN26LA199)

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.

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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