# N3545Q: Cessna A188, registration cancelled 1974-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1974
- 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: 188-0495
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 3, 1973
- Mode S code: A3F6BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Lauterbach Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUTERBACH%20RAY)
- Location: [Portales, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Portales)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3545Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3545Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3545Q-1974-10-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI75DEP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP03), Jul 22, 1974: Cessna A188 (N3545Q), Nekoosa, WI, destroyed

## 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 19740722027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740722027709A), Jul 22, 1974: Cessna A188 (N3545Q), Nekoosa, WI, Destroyed. Acft ovr max gwt.

## Other aircraft with N3545Q

- [Cancelled 1979-12-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3545Q-1979-12-27): Piper PA-31, S/N 31-8012011, built 1979. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Melridge Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELRIDGE%20AVIATION%20CO), [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)

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