# N21897: 1972 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2017-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18801107
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1986
- Last registry action: July 12, 2001
- Mode S code: A1DAED
- Owner when cancelled: [Langston Wade D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGSTON%20WADE%20D%20JR)
- Location: [Timmonsville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Timmonsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1028° N, 79.9434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29161, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21897
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21897-2017-06-14

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 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 ATL90DLG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DLG01), Oct 5, 1989: Cessna 188B (N21897), Hartsville, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES.

## 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 19891005038869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005038869A), Oct 5, 1989: Cessna A188B (N21897), Hartsville, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck and severed tv tower support cable during pullup from a spray run. Aircraft impacted ground vertically.

## Other aircraft with N21897

- [Cancelled 1948-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21897-1948-06-08): Piper J4, S/N 4-417, built 1938. Owner: [Threadgill Joseph B Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THREADGILL%20JOSEPH%20B%20ETAL)

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