# N188SA: 1972 Cessna 188B, registration cancelled 2012-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (registry code 2073007)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18800867
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 1972
- Certificate issued: August 11, 2006
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A15FF5
- Owner when cancelled: [Pence Dale E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENCE%20DALE%20E)
- Location: [Richmond, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Richmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3433° N, 93.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64085, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=188SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188SA-2012-03-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 188B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI04LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA120), May 15, 2004: Cessna 188B (N188SA), Pleasant Hill, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper fuel calculations. Contributing factors to the accident included the inaccurate fuel gage and the trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20040515012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040515012249A), May 15, 2004: Cessna 188B (N188SA), Harrisonville, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed libery, Missouri, area after completing aerial application and was enroute to the lawrence smith memorial airport (lry) in Harrisonville,…

## Other aircraft with N188SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188SA): Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, S/N 1150, built 1990

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