# N3542Q: 1969 Cessna A188, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188-0492
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1969
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2004
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A3F656
- Owner when cancelled: [Wakefield Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAKEFIELD%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Cooperstown, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Cooperstown)
- Physical address: [Coopertown, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Coopertown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4537° N, 98.1183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58425, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3542Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3542Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542Q-2018-01-18

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 (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 FTW72DQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG04), Jul 16, 1971: Cessna 188 (N3542Q), Friona, TX, substantial damage

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