# N53372: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1998-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 1998
- 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: 18801792T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 11, 1998
- Last registry action: August 11, 1998
- Mode S code: A6BEFA
- Owner when cancelled: [Souther Field Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHER%20FIELD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Americus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Americus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0464° N, 84.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31709, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53372
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53372-1998-12-01

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 FTW95LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA252), Jun 19, 1995: Cessna A188B (N53372), Weslaco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS. A FACTOR WAS THE INABILITY OF THE PILOTS TO COMMUNICATE BY RADIO DUE TO THE INCOMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN THE TWO AIRPLANES.

## 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 19950619022252A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950619022252A), Jun 19, 1995: Cessna A188B (N53372), Weslaco, TX, Substantial damage. On final after proper pattern entry was struck on final by N9433R that entered from base. Both ag. Landed safe.

## Other aircraft with N53372

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53372): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281170, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1951-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53372-1951-03-20): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 6422, built 1942. Owner: [Olds Carl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLDS%20CARL), [Montpelier, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Montpelier)

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