# N731DB: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1997-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 1997
- 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: 18802805T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1995
- Last registry action: August 29, 1995
- Mode S code: A9CF0F
- Owner when cancelled: [Riverbend Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIVERBEND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Muscle Shoals, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Muscle%20Shoals)
- Physical address: [Town Creek, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Town%20Creek)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7427° N, 87.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731DB-1997-03-13

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 ATL95LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA151), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna 188T (N731DB), Town Creek, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The chafing of the fuel flow gage pressure line with an electrical system wire which resulted in arcing.

## 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 19950810023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810023929A), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna A188B (N731DB), Towncreek, AL, Destroyed. Fire en route to spray field. Landed, burned. Fuel line leak under panel beleive ignited by electrical wire short.

## Other aircraft with N731DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731DB): Dinkel Dan RV-8, S/N 82810, built 2008
- [Cancelled 2005-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731DB-2005-05-10): Heath James Richard III EAGLE II, S/N 01, built 1999. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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