# N4788Q: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2000-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18802530T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1993
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A5E251
- Owners when cancelled: [Big Sandy Spraying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20SANDY%20SPRAYING%20SERVICE), [Hlavnicka Thomas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HLAVNICKA%20THOMAS%20L), [Hlavnicka Ruth M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HLAVNICKA%20RUTH%20M)
- Location: [Big Sandy, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Big%20Sandy)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0381° N, 109.9318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59520, within about 19 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4788Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4788Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4788Q-2000-01-11

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 (4)

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 SEA99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA095), Jun 24, 1999: Cessna A188B (N4788Q), Big Sandy, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the wire and his aircraft. A transmission wire and downdraft were factors.
- [NTSB CHI94LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA012), Oct 12, 1993: Cessna A188B (N4788Q), Wall, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE TYPE (MAKE AND…
- [NTSB CHI91DCJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ08), Sep 9, 1991: Cessna 188B (N4788Q), Belgrade, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO TAKE ADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE PREMATURE LIFTOFF.
- [NTSB MKC81DCJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ26), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 188 (N4788Q), Rising City, NE, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19990624007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990624007569A), Jun 24, 1999: Cessna 188B (N4788Q), Big Sandy, MT, Substantial damage. Acft struck a power line during aerial application and crashed, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on June 24, 1999, approximately 1230 mountain daylight…
- [Accident 19931011038509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931011038509A), Oct 11, 1993: Cessna A188B (N4788Q), Wall, SD, Substantial damage. Just purchased. Lost directional control landing. Skidded off runway. Collapsed left main gear.
- [Accident 19910909038859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910909038859A), Sep 9, 1991: Cessna A188B (N4788Q), Belgrade, NE, Substantial damage. Unable to sustain flight on takeoff climb. Settled into cornfield. Blamed a downdraft.
- [Accident 19810801048239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801048239A), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA (N4788Q), Rising City, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft lifted off during takeoff then settled back to the ground in next field, causing crash.

## Other aircraft with N4788Q

- [Cancelled 1968-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4788Q-1968-05-13): Cessna 185E, S/N 185-1257. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bernard A Wiplinger DBA Wiplinger Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNARD%20A%20WIPLINGER%20DBA%20WIPLINGER%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)

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