# N4797Q: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 13, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4797Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4797Q

## Aircraft that carried N4797Q

- [Cancelled 2012-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797Q-2012-12-13): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802536T, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kiehm Willard H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIEHM%20WILLARD%20H), [Delavan, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Delavan)

## NTSB investigations on N4797Q (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA313), Aug 23, 1996: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from known transmission lines. Factors relating to this accident were the transmission lines and the sunglare which hindered the pilot's ability to see the…
- [NTSB CHI84LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA366), Aug 27, 1984: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Delavan, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FER40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER40), May 29, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Leroy, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4797Q (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19960822040679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822040679A), Aug 22, 1996: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, Substantial damage. Blinded by sun struck power line and crashed during a spray run. (-23) aircraft was being used to spray field with high concentrate malathion. Approximately…
- [Incident 19870706063889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706063889I), Jul 6, 1987: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed as aircraft turned from grass to the hard surface runway.
- [Accident 19840827044089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827044089A), Aug 27, 1984: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Delavan, MN, Substantial damage. After liftoff, pilot determined that he could clear powerlines. Tried to fly under, hit lower strand of lines.
- [Accident 19810529031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529031009A), May 29, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Leroy, MN, Substantial damage. Failed to obtain flying speed to lift off. Dumped load, ran off end of runway. Cause not substantiated.

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