# N4797Q: 1976 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2012-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2012
- 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: 18802536T
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 19, 1988
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A5E5E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Kiehm Willard H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIEHM%20WILLARD%20H)
- Location: [Delavan, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Delavan)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7716° N, 94.0129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56023, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4797Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4797Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797Q-2012-12-13

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 (3)

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 CHI96LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA313), Aug 23, 1996: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from known transmission lines. Factors relating to this accident were the transmission lines and the sunglare which hindered the pilot's ability to see the…
- [NTSB CHI84LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA366), Aug 27, 1984: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Delavan, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FER40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER40), May 29, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Leroy, MN, 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 19960822040679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822040679A), Aug 22, 1996: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, Substantial damage. Blinded by sun struck power line and crashed during a spray run. (-23) aircraft was being used to spray field with high concentrate malathion. Approximately…
- [Incident 19870706063889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706063889I), Jul 6, 1987: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed as aircraft turned from grass to the hard surface runway.
- [Accident 19840827044089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827044089A), Aug 27, 1984: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Delavan, MN, Substantial damage. After liftoff, pilot determined that he could clear powerlines. Tried to fly under, hit lower strand of lines.
- [Accident 19810529031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529031009A), May 29, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Leroy, MN, Substantial damage. Failed to obtain flying speed to lift off. Dumped load, ran off end of runway. Cause not substantiated.

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