# N731SM: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1988-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 1988
- 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: 18803119
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A9D05E
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731SM-1988-08-15

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (2)

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 MKC85LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA193), Aug 22, 1985: Cessna A188B (N731SM), Meade, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ11), Jan 28, 1981: Cessna 188 (N731SM), Plains, KS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850822047859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822047859A), Aug 22, 1985: Cessna A188B (N731SM), Meade, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft settled into corn after being unable to climb after first swath run. Density altitude and load are factors
- [Accident 19810128002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128002169A), Jan 28, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA (N731SM), Plains, KS, Substantial damage. Struck powerline pole during pull-up from a spray run.

## Other aircraft with N731SM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731SM): Piper PA-32RT-300, S/N 32R7885116, built 1978

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