# N731UW: 1978 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2015-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18803175T
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1998
- Certificate issued: April 4, 2000
- Last registry action: April 17, 2003
- Mode S code: A9D099
- Owner when cancelled: [All West Freight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALL%20WEST%20FREIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Flat, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Flat)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 62.4536° N, 158.0075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flat, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731UW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731UW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731UW-2015-05-21

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 ANC99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA109), Aug 8, 1999: Cessna A188-B (N731UW), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was soft terrain.

## 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 19990807011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990807011669A), Aug 7, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731UW), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)on August 7, 1999 a tailwheel Cessna A-188B, N731UW sustained…
- [Incident 19890525027149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890525027149I), May 25, 1989: Cessna A188B (N731UW), Cairo, GA, Minor damage. Engine lost power on spray run. Forced landing. Aircraft flipped over. Water in fuel line. Fuel nozzle plugged.

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