# N78516: 1974 Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 2017-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2017
- 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: 18801953T
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: December 10, 1974
- Certificate issued: July 23, 1990
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AAA5B3
- Owner when cancelled: [Lakota Nation Aviation Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKOTA%20NATION%20AVIATION%20INCORPORATED)
- Location: [Martin, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Martin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1920° N, 101.7083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57551, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78516
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78516-2017-05-31

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 (2)

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 CHI93LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA314), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 188 (N78516), Martin, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB DEN90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA125), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 188A (N78516), Martin, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ON-GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE OPTIMUM TAKEOFF FLAPS FOR THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED, AND THE SOFT…

## 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 19930807028039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807028039A), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna A188B (N78516), Martin, SD, Substantial damage. Lost directional control, on takeoff roll on weed covered road. Over corrected. Rotated 180 degrees. Slid ito ditch
- [Accident 19900604021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604021439A), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna A188B (N78516), Martin, SD, Substantial damage. Tried to take off from soft unmowed grass strip near full load. Lifted,settled,hit water pond. Stopped nose down.

## Other aircraft with N78516

- [Cancelled 1956-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78516-1956-10-25): Piper J3C-65, S/N 22855, built 1947. Owner: [Coleman Grace B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLEMAN%20GRACE%20B), [Tifton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Tifton)

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