# N731AR: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2001-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2001
- 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: 18802748T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 15, 1998
- Last registry action: April 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A9CED2
- Owner when cancelled: [Golden Ranch Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDEN%20RANCH%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Houma, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Houma)
- Physical address: [Gheens, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Gheens)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731AR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731AR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AR-2001-06-05

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 A188B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW99LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA186), Jul 9, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731AR), Gheens, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as result of a blocked fuel vent. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW92DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD06), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna A188B (N731AR), Mathew, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OPERATION.

## 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 19990709047149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990709047149A), Jul 9, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731AR), Gheens, LA, Substantial damage. (.4)The engine lost power following the first power reduction during the initial takeoff climb. The agricultural airplane was loaded with 1,000 pounds of rice…
- [Accident 19920815031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031409A), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna A188B (N731AR), Mathew, LA, Substantial damage. Lost control trying to take off on rough dirt road. Collided with road ditch.

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