N4788Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna A188B. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 11, 2000. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna A188B cancelled January 11, 2000
- Serial number
- 18802530T
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 18, 1993
- Last FAA action
- November 16, 1999
- Last owner
- Big Sandy Spraying Service (Co-owned)
Big Sandy, MT - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 185E cancelled May 13, 1968
- Serial number
- 185-1257
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- August 31, 1967
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bernard A Wiplinger DBA Wiplinger Aircraft Sales (Individual)
St Paul, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4788Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A188B · serial 18802530T
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the wire and his aircraft. A transmission wire and downdraft were factors.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A188B · serial 18802530T
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE TYPE (MAKE AND MODEL) OF AIRPLANE.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 188B · serial 188025301
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO TAKE ADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE PREMATURE LIFTOFF.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site