# N4784Q: 1976 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 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: 18802526T
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1976
- Certificate issued: November 14, 2002
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A5E1C5
- Owners when cancelled: [Bowen David R DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWEN%20DAVID%20R%20DBA), [Sierra Pacific Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20PACIFIC%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Willits, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Willits)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4793° N, 123.3482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95490, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4784Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4784Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4784Q-2013-08-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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 SEA05CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA069), Apr 4, 2005: Cessna A188B (N4784Q), Palouse, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during the initial climb after takeoff. A tailwind, hilly terrain and inadequate airspeed were factors.
- [NTSB SEA83LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA049), Feb 2, 1983: Cessna A188B (N4784Q), Medford, OR, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20050403005579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050403005579A), Apr 3, 2005: Cessna A188B (N4784Q), Palouse, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) At about 5:20 p.m. the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed a privately owned crop duster airstrip near Palouse Washington. The aircraft was a Cessna…
- [Accident 19830201003249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201003249A), Feb 1, 1983: Cessna A188B (N4784Q), Medford, OR, Destroyed. Aircraft hit tree during agricultural operation.

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