# N4971Q: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1990-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18802705T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A62CA3
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4971Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4971Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4971Q-1990-01-30

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 (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 DEN89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA163), Jun 15, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4971Q), Fort Benton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY ATTACHING BOLTS.

## 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 19890615026469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615026469A), Jun 15, 1989: Cessna A188B (N4971Q), Fort Benton, MT, Substantial damage. Attach bolts on tail wheel spring broke. Allowed tail wheel to rotate crosswise. Aircraft veered off landing strip.

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