# N53235: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1974-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18801701T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1974
- Mode S code: A6BABA
- Owner when cancelled: [Abbott'S Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABBOTT'S%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Adairville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Adairville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53235
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53235
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53235-1974-11-08

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 IAD75AI012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI012), Sep 13, 1974: Cessna A188B (N53235), Smyrna, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19740913032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740913032349A), Sep 13, 1974: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N53235), Smyrna, TN, Destroyed. Flt entrd lo cld cond. Non-instrument rated plt left cld in nose dwn attitude,cont til impact.

## Other aircraft with N53235

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53235): Piper PA46-500TP, S/N 4697083

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