# N53208: 1974 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2017-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 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: 18801685
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1974
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2000
- Last registry action: May 14, 2009
- Mode S code: A6BA54
- Owners when cancelled: [Cps Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CPS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Pistole Charles D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PISTOLE%20CHARLES%20D), [Pistole Beverly T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PISTOLE%20BEVERLY%20T)
- Location: [Anguilla, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Anguilla)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9704° N, 90.7521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38721, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53208
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53208-2017-03-06

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 MIA00LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA197), Jul 1, 2000: Cessna A188B (N53208), Belzoni, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel prior to departure resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20000701013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701013309A), Jul 1, 2000: Cessna A188B (N53208), Belzoni, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) A/c lost power while spraying and on a racetrack for another swath run. As a result of fuel starvation no fuel in either fuel cell. (.4)on July 1, 2000,…
- [Incident 19881016063909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016063909I), Oct 16, 1988: Cessna A188B (N53208), Vernon, TX, Minor damage. While making a fast left turn onto a taxiway after landing the wing tip hit the ground.

## Other aircraft with N53208

- [Cancelled 1956-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53208-1956-08-13): Noorduyn UC-64, S/N 369. Owner: [Wien Alaska Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIEN%20ALASKA%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

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