# N5543S: 1966 Cessna 188, registration cancelled 2014-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2014
- Exported to: Argentina
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 188-0043
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1966
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2011
- Last registry action: September 21, 2011
- Mode S code: A71119
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmitt Rudy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMITT%20RUDY)
- Location: [Bulverde, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bulverde)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7657° N, 98.4358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78163, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5543S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5543S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5543S-2014-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 20100807039959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807039959I), Aug 7, 2010: Cessna 188 (N5543S), Hopewell, NY, Minor damage. Pilot was crop dusting in a Cessna 188 ag-wagon in the town of Hopewell NY( cananadaigua. He said that he had just completed his last pass and encountered…

## Other aircraft with N5543S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5543S): Piper PA-32RT-300T, S/N 32R-7887031, built 1978

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