# N4940R: 1975 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 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: 18802457T
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1995
- Last registry action: October 5, 2001
- Mode S code: A6215C
- Owner when cancelled: [Hale Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALE%20LARRY)
- Location: [Florence, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Florence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8756° N, 87.7964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35633, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4940R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4940R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4940R-2012-12-18

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 (2)

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 MIA95LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA204), Aug 13, 1995: Cessna A188B (N4940R), Muscle Shoals, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT TO SEE-AND-AVOID ELECTRICAL POWER LINES, WHILE APPROACHING A FIELD FOR AERIAL APPLICATION.
- [NTSB DEN90LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA156), Jul 11, 1990: Cessna 188 (N4940R), Michigan, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT DURING LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950813023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950813023079A), Aug 13, 1995: Cessna A188B (N4940R), Muscle Shoals, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tail caught a power line descending to spray field. Crashed and burned.
- [Accident 19900711025309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900711025309A), Jul 11, 1990: Cessna A188B (N4940R), Michigan, ND, Substantial damage. Caught spray boom in wheat on edge off runway and ground looped while landing on ag strip.

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