# N731VR: 1978 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2005-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 18803194T
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1999
- Last registry action: February 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A9D0AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Gregory Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREGORY%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Shaw, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Shaw)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6050° N, 90.7734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38773, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731VR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731VR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731VR-2005-03-17

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 (3)

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 ATL99LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA106), Jul 13, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731VR), Panther Burn, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance that resulted in the in-flight collision with trees. A factor was his diverted attention following the failure of the DGPS.
- [NTSB MIA97LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA228), Aug 5, 1997: Cessna A188B (N731VR), Cadaretta, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a hard landing resulting in the airplane departing the runway and impacting with a tree.
- [NTSB CHI85LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA191), May 8, 1985: Cessna A188B (N731VR), Virden, IL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19990713009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713009009A), Jul 13, 1999: Cessna A188B (N731VR), Panther Burn, MS, Substantial damage. Acft struck trees during aerial application, crashed, and burned, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on July 13, 1999, at 0815 eastern daylight time, a…
- [Accident 19970805025959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805025959A), Aug 5, 1997: Cessna A188B (N731VR), Cadaretta, MS, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Departed runway struck a tree. (-23) pilot stated he had landed aircraft over a bump in the dirt strip bouncing the airplane into the air,…
- [Accident 19850508016029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508016029A), May 8, 1985: Cessna A188B (N731VR), Virden, IL, Destroyed. During swath run pilot struck powerline as he attempted to go over some lines and under other. Impacted ground.

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