# N53311: 1974 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2012-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 18801752T
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: April 24, 1978
- Last registry action: April 29, 1978
- Mode S code: A6BE27
- Owner when cancelled: [Longhorn Spraying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONGHORN%20SPRAYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Kingsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kingsville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.4368° N, 97.8538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78363, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53311
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53311-2012-08-20

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 FTW79FRG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG36), May 24, 1979: Cessna A188B (N53311), Falfurrias, TX, 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 19790524012489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524012489A), May 24, 1979: Cessna A188B (N53311), Falfurrias, TX, Destroyed. Circled at low altitude,pull up until aircraft stalled. Went straight in. Factors airspeed and misjudgment.

## Other aircraft with N53311

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53311): Bellanca 7ECA, S/N 1143-76
- [Cancelled 1955-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53311-1955-11-29): Vultee BT-13, S/N 5561. Owner: [Thompson Flying Service Of Salt Lake](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20OF%20SALT%20LAKE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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