# N478Q: 1975 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2006-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 18802315T
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 29, 1975
- Certificate issued: January 21, 2003
- Last registry action: January 17, 2006
- Mode S code: A5E030
- Owner when cancelled: [Thiel Aircare Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEL%20AIRCARE%20INC)
- Location: [Chowchilla, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chowchilla)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0873° N, 120.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93610, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478Q-2006-02-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX04LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA170), Mar 25, 2004: Cessna 188B (N478Q), Planada, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power due to the separation of the number 5 cylinder fuel injector supply line. The fuel line separation was due to company maintenance personnel's failure to secure the…

## 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 20040325003619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040325003619A), Mar 25, 2004: Cessna A188B (N478Q), Le Grand, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On March 25, 2004 N478Q a Cessna A188B ser. No. 18802315T was destroyed by fire following an emergency landing in an agricultural field. The aircraft was…

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