# N53168: 1974 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- 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: 18801658T
- 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: August 1, 2005
- Last registry action: December 11, 2008
- Mode S code: A6B76F
- Owner when cancelled: [Houston Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9104° N, 88.9677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38851, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53168
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53168-2017-06-30

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 MIA76DLG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLG42), Jul 20, 1976: Cessna 188 (N53168), St Matthews, SC, substantial damage

## 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 19760720021819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720021819A), Jul 20, 1976: Cessna A188B (N53168), St Matthews, SC, Substantial damage. Hit a washed out area.

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