# N731YZ: 1978 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2014-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 18803274T
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1997
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1979
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A9D100
- Owner when cancelled: [Schoepflin Dale E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHOEPFLIN%20DALE%20E)
- Location: [Palouse, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Palouse)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9036° N, 117.1480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99161, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731YZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731YZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731YZ-2014-03-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SEA04LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA057), Mar 25, 2004: Cessna A188B (N731YZ), Palouse, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff downwind resulting in his inability to achieve a positive climb rate and an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors contributing to the accident included the rising…
- [NTSB SEA91LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA179), Jul 18, 1991: Cessna 188B (N731YZ), Palouse, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.
- [NTSB SEA84LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA187), Jul 31, 1984: Cessna A188B (N731YZ), Palouse, WA, substantial damage

## 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 20040325003799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040325003799A), Mar 25, 2004: Cessna A188B (N731YZ), Palouse, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 25, 2004 N731YZ, a Cessna 188 "ag truck" piloted by Mr. David r. bowen of redwood valley, California crashed on take-off from a Private airstrip…
- [Accident 19910718027939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910718027939A), Jul 18, 1991: Cessna A188B (N731YZ), Palouse, WA, Substantial damage. Hooked spray boom on tall wheat edge of runway on takeoff. Aircraft veered into wheat and made rapid stop.
- [Accident 19840731036679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840731036679A), Jul 31, 1984: Cessna A188B (N731YZ), Palouse, WA, Substantial damage. Landed short of Private ag strip in soft plowed ground. Aircraft nosed over.

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