# N4789Q: 1976 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2015-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2015
- Exported to: Bolivia
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 18802531T
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1976
- Last registry action: October 27, 2014
- Mode S code: A5E274
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4789Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789Q-2015-09-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ERA09LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA258), Apr 23, 2009: Cessna A188B (N4789Q), Pinehurst, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20090423007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090423007879A), Apr 23, 2009: Cessna A188B (N4789Q), Pinehurst, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The agricultural aircraft on a commercial flight was substantially damaged while landing at a private turf airstrip near Pinehurst, Georgia. The airplane…

## Other aircraft with N4789Q

- [Cancelled 1968-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789Q-1968-11-08): Cessna A185E, S/N 185-1258, built 1967. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Lloyd'S Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LLOYD'S%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Moline, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Moline)

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