# N3531Q: Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1972-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188-0481
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1970
- Mode S code: A3F27C
- Owner when cancelled: [Dawson R M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWSON%20R%20M)
- Location: [Philpot, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Philpot)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3531Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3531Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531Q-1972-01-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI72FLQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FLQ15), Oct 2, 1971: Cessna A188 (N3531Q), Utica, KY, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72DLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DLQ11), Aug 23, 1971: Cessna A188 (N3531Q), Owensboro, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70FGJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FGJ17), May 21, 1970: Cessna A188 (N3531Q), Philpot, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0387), Feb 7, 1969: Cessna 188 (N3531Q), W.Memphis, AR, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3531Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3531Q): Fairchild SA227-AC, S/N AC-767B, built 1990

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