# N731VM: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1996-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 1996
- Exported to: Bolivia
- 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: 18803190T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: February 16, 1996
- Mode S code: A9D0A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Mid Continent Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20CONTINENT%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/N731VM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731VM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731VM-1996-07-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MKC84LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA136), May 12, 1984: Cessna A188B (N731VM), Lepanto, AR, 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 19840512016869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840512016869A), May 12, 1984: Cessna A188B (N731VM), Lepanto, AR, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after loss of engine power. Magnetoes were not in airworthy condition.

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