# N78734: Cessna A188B, registration cancelled 1997-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18801956T
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1988
- Last registry action: July 16, 1997
- Mode S code: AAAD65
- Owners when cancelled: [Simpson David S DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMPSON%20DAVID%20S%20DBA), [Simpson Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMPSON%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Lava Hot Springs, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Lava%20Hot%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6057° N, 112.0313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83246, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78734
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78734
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78734-1997-12-03

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 SEA92LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA157), Jul 20, 1992: Cessna A188B (N78734), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19920720026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920720026029A), Jul 20, 1992: Cessna A188B (N78734), Twin Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Engine quit on pullup from a spray run. Struck ditch on forced landing. Drained four gallons of fuel post accident.

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