# N5519S: 1966 Cessna 188, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 188-0019
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1966
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1992
- Last registry action: June 12, 1998
- Mode S code: A706C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Elba Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELBA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Elba, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Elba)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.4283° N, 86.0728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36323, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5519S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5519S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5519S-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 188: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188.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 ATL92LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA104), May 20, 1992: Cessna 188 (N5519S), Elba, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBJECTS (TREES), AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR WAS THE TREES LOCATED IN THE PRACTICE AREA.

## 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 19920520015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920520015489A), May 20, 1992: Cessna 188CESSNA (N5519S), Elba, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During a water spraying ag training flight struck trees on pullup. Nosed up stalled crashed and burned.

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