# N731DZ: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1981-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1981
- 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: 18802827T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1977
- Mode S code: A9CF25
- Owner when cancelled: [Yandell Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YANDELL%20BILL)
- Location: [Modesto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Modesto)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731DZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731DZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731DZ-1981-12-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 OAK78DVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA55), Jul 14, 1978: Cessna 188B (N731DZ), Modesto, CA, destroyed

## 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 19780714019179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714019179A), Jul 14, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N731DZ), Modesto, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit steel fence around dairy barn taking off to spray ala field.

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