# N731CS: 1976 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2007-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2007
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- 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: 18802796T
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 1976
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2007
- Last registry action: June 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A9CF05
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnston Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Tulare, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tulare)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2002° N, 119.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulare, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731CS-2007-07-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20010507CW010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010507CW010), Apr 23, 2001: SPAR. CRACKED. FOUND RIGHT ELEVATOR SPAR CRACKED AT OUTBOARD ATTACH POINT. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE LOCATED DIRECTLY FORWARD OF CRACK IN ELEVATOR SPAR.
- [SDR 20010508CW019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010508CW019), Apr 13, 2001: THROTTLE BODY. OUT OF ADJ. THROTTLE BODY AND METERING UNIT WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, DURING INSPECTION THE CONTROL ARM AT THROTTLE BODY WAS FOUND LOOSE AND ROTATING ON SHAFT. NO 

## 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 MKC79DTK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK24), Aug 14, 1979: Cessna 188B (N731CS), Ashton, SD, 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 19790814020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814020679A), Aug 14, 1979: Cessna 188B (N731CS), Ashton, SD, Substantial damage. Landed on road after spray operation. Lost control, aircraft flipped over.

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