# N731AC: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1985-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 1985
- 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: 18802736T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 11, 1978
- Mode S code: A9CEC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Roth Aerial Spraying](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTH%20AERIAL%20SPRAYING)
- Location: [Milford, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Milford)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AC-1985-07-02

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 MKC83FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA153), Jul 12, 1983: Cessna 188B (N731AC), Shelton, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19830712031509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712031509A), Jul 12, 1983: Cessna 188B (N731AC), Shelton, NE, Destroyed. Aircrafts right wing collided with high tension line during procedure turn around causing crash.
- [Incident 19790817031809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817031809I), Aug 17, 1979: Cessna 188B (N731AC), Dillon, SC, Minor damage. Aircraft struck dirt mound tearing off left main landing gear.

## Other aircraft with N731AC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731AC): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881495, built 2021
- [Cancelled 2013-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AC-2013-08-05): Swearingen SA226TC, S/N TC-255, built 1978. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Des Plaines, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Des%20Plaines)

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