# N53382: 1974 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2003-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 18801800T
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1974
- Certificate issued: September 4, 1991
- Last registry action: January 21, 2003
- Mode S code: A6BF1D
- Owner when cancelled: [Kimmel Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIMMEL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Greenwood, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Greenwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5275° N, 90.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38930, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53382
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53382-2003-04-14

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 MIA98LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA092), Mar 4, 1998: Cessna 188B (N53382), Houston, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: corrosion and subsequent disconnect of the left aileron control rod end fitting, which resulted in a loss of aileron (roll) control, a forced landing, and subsequent impact with the terrain. A factor…

## 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 19980304002729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980304002729A), Mar 4, 1998: Cessna A188B (N53382), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Made abrupt left turn became uncontrollable. Both ailerons up. Let control rod broke. Cartwheeled. Poor lubrication (-23) pilot was working aerial application…

## Other aircraft with N53382

- [Cancelled 1951-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53382-1951-05-23): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 1345, built 1941. Owner: [Chalker Louis G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHALKER%20LOUIS%20G), [Sparks, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Sparks)

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