# N731EP: 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: July 25, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731EP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731EP

## Aircraft that carried N731EP

- [Cancelled 1991-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731EP-1991-07-25): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802842T. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Collins Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20ROBERT%20C), [Waynesboro, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Waynesboro)

## NTSB investigations on N731EP (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 ATL91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA105), May 31, 1991: Cessna 188 (N731EP), Sycamore, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE GUST LOCK DURING PRELFLIGHT; THE STRING JAMMED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND CREATED AN UNCONTROLLABLE CONDITION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N731EP (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 19910531019569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531019569A), May 31, 1991: Cessna A188B (N731EP), Sycamore, SC, Substantial damage. Gus lock string wrapped around control stick in flight. Wing hit ground as pilot tried free control. Cartwheeled.

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