# N478RD: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2004-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2004
- 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: 18802609
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 21, 2000
- Last registry action: November 18, 2003
- Mode S code: A5E04D
- Owner when cancelled: [Armstrong J David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMSTRONG%20J%20DAVID)
- Location: [Clint, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Clint)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5701° N, 106.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79836, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478RD-2004-03-04

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 (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 FTW03LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA152), May 16, 2003: Cessna A188B (N478RD), Fabens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. The pilot's attempt to avoid an obstacle was a contributing factor.

## 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 20030516011329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030516011329A), May 16, 2003: Cessna A188B (N478RD), Fabens, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 16, 2003 at 1430 MST, a Cessna 188, N478RD, registered to david j. armstrong, veered off the right side of the runway, while attempting to land on…

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