# N731HQ: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1979-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 1979
- Exported to: Australia
- 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: 18802912T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1979
- Mode S code: A9CF80
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Cross Credit Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CROSS%20CREDIT%20INC)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731HQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731HQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731HQ-1979-10-02

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 FTW78DRD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD35-201228), Jun 12, 1978: Cessna 188B (N731HQ), De Ridder, LA, 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 19780612015249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780612015249A), Jun 12, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N731HQ), De Ridder, LA, Substantial damage

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