# N731PS: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1998-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 1998
- Exported to: Argentina
- 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: 18803053
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 3, 1997
- Last registry action: October 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A9D018
- Owner when cancelled: [Mid-Continent Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID-CONTINENT%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Hayti, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Hayti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2592° N, 89.7172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63851, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731PS-1998-05-01

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 (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 ATL95LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA002), Oct 1, 1994: Cessna 188 (N731PS), Covington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## 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 19941001032459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941001032459A), Oct 1, 1994: Cessna A188B (N731PS), Covington, TN, Substantial damage. Overshot runway centerline. Landed in grass. Ground looped. Broke right main and wing tip. No defects. Pilot error.

## Other aircraft with N731PS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731PS): Ceres Air C31, S/N 21578540702D7

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