# N4090J: 1980 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- 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: 18803720T
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1980
- Last registry action: March 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A4D071
- Location: [Caldwell, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Caldwell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5375° N, 96.6805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77836, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4090J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4090J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4090J-2012-08-10

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 A188B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b.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 FTW90DRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA01), Nov 27, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4090J), Muldoon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## 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 19891127047219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891127047219A), Nov 27, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4090J), Muldoon, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit en route to spray field. Struck trees on forced landing. Found water in fuel.

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