# N731GE: 1977 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2012-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2012
- Exported to: Paraguay
- 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: 18802878T
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 5, 2010
- Last registry action: November 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A9CF5D
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Gooding, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Gooding)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9419° N, 114.6925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83330, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731GE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731GE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731GE-2012-05-18

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 (3)

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 WPR09CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA303), Jun 20, 2009: Cessna A188B (N731GE), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the number one cylinder air induction tube becoming disconnected for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX05LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA237), Jul 16, 2005: Cessna A188B (N731GE), Bishop, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the tailwheel mount during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CHI97LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA257), Aug 14, 1997: Cessna A188B (N731GE), Elwood, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining clearance from the bushes. Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preparation prior to the takeoff attempt, his changing flap positions during the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20090619009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090619009279A), Jun 19, 2009: Cessna A188B (N731GE), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) During takeoff at ogd runway 21 with full load of chemical, full throttle 2750 RPM, gradually lost power, not enough altitude or airspeed. A/c went off…
- [Accident 20050716015599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050716015599A), Jul 16, 2005: Cessna A188B (N731GE), Bishop, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The tail wheel assembly failed in the aft fuselage on landing roll out. The gear assembly rotated 180 degrees. As the aircraft ground looped the fuselage…
- [Accident 19970814022469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970814022469A), Aug 14, 1997: Cessna A188B (N731GE), Elwood, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost control on takeoff, struck plum bushes and flipped over. (-23) on August 14, 1997, at 1100 CDT, a Cessna A188B, N731GE, operated by a commercial…

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