# N53240: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2012-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 2012
- Exported to: Brazil
- 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: 18801703T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 23, 2005
- Last registry action: August 5, 2011
- Mode S code: A6BAD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Woolie Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOLIE%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Oldsmar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Oldsmar)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0445° N, 82.6743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34677, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53240
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53240-2012-12-12

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 MIA97LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA221), Jul 28, 1997: Cessna 188 (N53240), Benson, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a swath run resulting in an in-flight collision with a cable, subsequent loss of engine power, forced landing, and an in-flight collision with…

## 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 19970728025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970728025899A), Jul 28, 1997: Cessna A188B (N53240), Benson, NC, Substantial damage. Struck wires on pullup from a run. Prop hit wire dragged under belly. Pulled off gascolator bowl. Lost fuel flow. (-23) aircraft flew into a powerline or…

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