# N731AQ: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1998-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 1998
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18802747T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1992
- Last registry action: February 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A9CED1
- Owner when cancelled: [Machado Hamilton A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACHADO%20HAMILTON%20A)
- Location: [Los Banos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Banos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0202° N, 120.8817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93635, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731AQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731AQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AQ-1998-10-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 OAK79DVD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD25), May 5, 1979: Cessna A188B (N731AQ), Newman, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19790505010669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505010669A), May 5, 1979: Cessna A188B (N731AQ), Escalon, CA, Substantial damage. The right main landing gear failed on landing. An old crack was found in the gear.

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