# N3525Q: 1968 Cessna A188, registration cancelled 2012-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004)
- 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: 188-0475
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1969
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1981
- Last registry action: October 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A3EF51
- Owner when cancelled: [Simmons Wynette B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMMONS%20WYNETTE%20B)
- Location: [Statesboro, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Statesboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3994° N, 81.8289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30458, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3525Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3525Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3525Q-2012-10-04

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 A188: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 ATL88DKG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG09), Jul 10, 1988: Cessna 188 (N3525Q), Garfield, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW73FPM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPM11), May 23, 1973: Cessna A188 (N3525Q), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70DUJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ22), Apr 2, 1970: Cessna A188 (N3525Q), Arlington, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX70D0177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0177), Oct 19, 1969: Cessna A188 (N3525Q), Guadalupe, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19880710025869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710025869A), Jul 10, 1988: Cessna A188 (N3525Q), Garfield, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Test flying aircraft without cowling, flew across a pond and touched water. Came out of a loop and impacted ground.
- [Accident 19730523013169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730523013169A), May 23, 1973: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N3525Q), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. No flt hrs recorded this type. Acft had been in prior accdts.

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