# N4478Q: 1972 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2013-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 18800878
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 1972
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1984
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A5681D
- Owner when cancelled: [Golden Eagle Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDEN%20EAGLE%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Ellendale, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Ellendale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.0761° N, 98.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58436, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4478Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4478Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478Q-2013-04-17

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 A188B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19791005050459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005050459I), Oct 5, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA (N4478Q), Hayes, SD, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown due to failure of the tail wheel steering unit, part 0742200-6.

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