# N731EK: 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: 18802837T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1977
- Mode S code: A9CF30
- Owner when cancelled: [Clyde Nichols Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLYDE%20NICHOLS%20JR)
- Location: [Glen Allen, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Glen%20Allen)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731EK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731EK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731EK-1981-12-17

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 MIA79DKQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ29), Sep 4, 1979: Cessna A188B (N731EK), Glen Allan, MS, 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 19790904023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790904023039A), Sep 4, 1979: Cessna A188B (N731EK), Glen Allan, MS, Substantial damage. Ag plane with full load failed to climb after takeoff. Wing caught in cotton. Cartwheeled. Factor; overload.

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