# N731VL: 1978 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18803189T
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1978
- Last registry action: May 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A9D0A8
- Owner when cancelled: [San De Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20DE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Silver City, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Silver%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0557° N, 90.4815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39166, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731VL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731VL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731VL-2013-05-07

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 MIA79DKQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ26), Aug 28, 1979: Cessna A188B (N731VL), Nitta Yuma, MS, 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 19790828020639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828020639A), Aug 28, 1979: Cessna A188B (N731VL), Nitta Yuma, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot hit wire while conducting agriculture operations.

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