# N3530Q: 1969 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: 188-0480
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 1969
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1985
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A3F259
- Owner when cancelled: [Sinness Lon E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINNESS%20LON%20E)
- Location: [Valley City, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Valley%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9270° N, 98.0083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58072, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3530Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3530Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3530Q-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 (2)

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 DEN87DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTG01), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna 188 (N3530Q), Valley City, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL82DA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA186), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna A188 (N3530Q), Statesboro, GA, 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 19870804043149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804043149A), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna A188 (N3530Q), Valley City, ND, Substantial damage. The agricultural spray aircraft landed in sunflowers after engine failure. Fuel bladder collapsed, blocking vent.
- [Accident 19820706026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706026029A), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna A188 (N3530Q), Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft ground looped.

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