# N21635: 1972 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2002-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- 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: 18800923
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 1972
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1999
- Last registry action: August 20, 2002
- Mode S code: A1D2AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Rhodes Crop Care Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHODES%20CROP%20CARE%20INC)
- Location: [Bovina, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bovina)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5291° N, 102.8834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79009, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21635
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21635
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21635-2002-09-30

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 A188B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b.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 FTW00LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA250), Sep 6, 2000: Cessna 188B (N21635), Farwell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the smoke in the cockpit, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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 20000906014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000906014519A), Sep 6, 2000: Cessna A188B (N21635), Farwell, TX, No damage. (-23) Pilot was just pulling up from a pass, spraying malithion on a cotton field, when he noticed heat and saw fire from the engine. As he lowered the nose,…

## Other aircraft with N21635

- [Cancelled 2012-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21635-2012-07-12): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10425, built 2006. Exported to Ethiopia. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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