# N5638J: 1969 Cessna A188A, registration cancelled 2005-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008)
- 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: 18800588
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1970
- Certificate issued: October 30, 2001
- Last registry action: November 16, 2004
- Mode S code: A73588
- Owner when cancelled: [Farm Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARM%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Brawley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brawley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9900° N, 115.3369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92227, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5638J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5638J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5638J-2005-01-05

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 A188A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a.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 LAX03LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA070), Jan 15, 2003: Cessna A188A (N5638J), Brawley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20030115000689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030115000689A), Jan 15, 2003: Cessna A188A (N5638J), Brawley, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 15, 2003, at 0800 pacific standard time, a Cessna A188A, N5638J, made a forced landing in an open field and came to rest in a ditch following…

## Other aircraft with N5638J

- [Cancelled 2022-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5638J-2022-07-02): Zarestky Jerel CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-0499-B-1867, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lounsbery Walter A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOUNSBERY%20WALTER%20A), [Powell, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Powell)

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