N53136 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna A188B built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 8, 2012 when the aircraft was exported to Nicaragua. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna A188B cancelled March 8, 2012
- Serial number
- 18801639T
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Nicaragua
- Certificate issued
- February 8, 2011
- Last FAA action
- February 8, 2011
- Last owner
- Paul Walter Trading CORP (Non-citizen co-owned)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
NTSB accident and incident record under N53136
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 305A · serial 23428
FAILURE OF THE BANNER RELEASE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT ONCE THE BANNER BEGAN DRAGGING IN THE WATER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: LACK OF COORDINATION BETWEEN THE PILOT AND GROUND PERSONNEL TO INFORM THE PILOT OF THE EXTRA LENGTH OF THE TOW LINE.
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