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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
A188B
Year
1973
Serial number
18801344
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
AC6A5D
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
2009 – nowSouther Field Aviation INCAmericus, GA · current
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 · substantial damage
Sep 14, 1991 · Yazoo City, MS
SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING TAKE OFF DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BOLTS WHICH SECURE THE GEAR TO THE AIRFRAME. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.
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.
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 (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.
Reciprocating engine · bolt · crackedMay 5, 1995
DURING ATTEMPT TO REMOVE CYLINDERS FROM ENGINE CASE, FOUND HOLD DOWN NUTS HAD BEEN OVERTORQUED AND HAD TO BE DRILLED TO BE REMOVED. FOUND MAIN JOURNAL WEB CRACKS IN CYLINDERS NR 4 AND NR 6. SUBMITTER BELIEVES HOLD DOWN NUTS OVERTORQUE TO BE A FACTOR IN CASE CRACKS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Reciprocating engine · bolt · crackedMay 5, 1995
DURING ATTEMPT TO REMOVE CYLINDERS FROM ENGINE CASE, FOUND HOLD DOWN NUTS HAD BEEN OVERTORQUED AND HAD TO BE DRILLED TO BE REMOVED. FOUND MAIN JOURNAL WEB CRACKS IN CYLINDERS NR 4 AND NR 6. SUBMITTER BELIEVES HOLD DOWN NUTS OVERTORQUE TO BE A FACTOR IN CASE CRACKS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.