# N53140: 1974 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2013-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2013
- 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: 18801643
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1974
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1984
- Last registry action: March 10, 1999
- Mode S code: A6B721
- Owner when cancelled: [Agan'S Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGAN'S%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Munger, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Munger)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5189° N, 83.7649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48747, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53140
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53140-2013-04-08

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 CHI86FEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM07), Jun 14, 1986: Cessna 188B (N53140), Bay City, MI, destroyed

## 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 19860614024299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860614024299A), Jun 14, 1986: Cessna A188B (N53140), Bay City, MI, Substantial damage. While cropdusting, pilot attempted to fly under wires. Tail caught on wires and flipped aircraft over.

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