# N731EP: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1991-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 1991
- 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: 18802842T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 14, 1984
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A9CF34
- Owner when cancelled: [Collins Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20ROBERT%20C)
- Location: [Waynesboro, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Waynesboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0851° N, 81.9787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30830, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731EP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731EP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731EP-1991-07-25

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 ATL91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA105), May 31, 1991: Cessna 188 (N731EP), Sycamore, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE GUST LOCK DURING PRELFLIGHT; THE STRING JAMMED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND CREATED AN UNCONTROLLABLE CONDITION.

## 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 19910531019569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531019569A), May 31, 1991: Cessna A188B (N731EP), Sycamore, SC, Substantial damage. Gus lock string wrapped around control stick in flight. Wing hit ground as pilot tried free control. Cartwheeled.

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