# N4971Q: 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: January 30, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4971Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4971Q

## Aircraft that carried N4971Q

- [Cancelled 1990-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4971Q-1990-01-30): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802705T. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N4971Q (1)

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 DEN89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA163), Jun 15, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4971Q), Fort Benton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY ATTACHING BOLTS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4971Q (1)

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 19890615026469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615026469A), Jun 15, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4971Q), Fort Benton, MT, Substantial damage. Attach bolts on tail wheel spring broke. Allowed tail wheel to rotate crosswise. Aircraft veered off landing strip.

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