# N3493J: Cessna T188C, registration cancelled 1992-01-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 13, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T18803645T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1989
- Last registry action: January 11, 1989
- Mode S code: A3E187
- Owner when cancelled: [Gulf Aire Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20AIRE%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Raceland, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Raceland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6927° N, 90.6161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70394, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3493J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3493J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3493J-1992-01-13

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 T188C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c.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 FTW91LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA145), Aug 12, 1991: Cessna T188C (N3493J), Paulina, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR THE WIRES AND HIS MISJUDGING CLEARANCE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDER THE WIRES.

## 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 19910812033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910812033699A), Aug 12, 1991: Cessna T188C (N3493J), Paulina, LA, Destroyed. Tail caught on wires as pilot tried to fly under wires on a spray run. Lost control and impacted the ground.

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