Cessna A188
251 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1966 to 1983; half of them date from 1974 or earlier. Montana has the most (32). 59% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the A188 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor Io 520 Series (230), Cont Motor Io-520-D (6), Jacobs R755A Series (1)
- Seats
- 1
- Cruise speed
- about 108 mph
- Maker on the register
- Cessna
- Registered
- earliest certificate October 26, 1978; newest September 1, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Montana32Nebraska21Texas20Georgia17Kansas16Minnesota15North Dakota12Missouri11South Dakota10Iowa10North Carolina8Illinois8
Who owns them registrant type
Individual95 (38%)Corporation85 (34%)LLC55 (22%)Government7 (3%)Co-owned7 (3%)Partnership1 (0.4%)Non-citizen corporation1 (0.4%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 25 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid244 (97%)Pending6 (2%)Sale reported1 (0.4%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Restricted208 (83%)Multiple25 (10%)Standard12 (5%)None on file3 (1%)Experimental3 (1%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Souther Field Aviation INC5Anderson Aerial Spraying Service INC5Petecraft Aviation Services INC4Becker Flying Service INC4Black Gulch Aviation LLC3Bank Of Utah Trustee3Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical2Stevenson Flying Service LLC2New Frontier Aviation LLC2Meyer Bros AG LLC2Jcr AG LLC2East Side Mosquito Abatement District2
Fleet pages: Souther Field Aviation INC · Anderson Aerial Spraying Service INC · Petecraft Aviation Services INC · Becker Flying Service INC · Bank Of Utah Trustee · Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical · New Frontier Aviation LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 398 cases since 1982, 55 fatal
2026-07-29CEN26LA274 · A188B N731CQ · accident near Algona, IA · no injuries
2026-05-27CEN26LA199 · A188B N84497 · accident near Blair, NE · no injuries
2026-05-23ERA26LA216 · A188B N8288G · accident near Doerun, GA · no injuries
2025-12-23GAA26WA055 · A188 N · accident near Chuy, OF · no injuries
2025-12-07GAA26WA069 · A188 HI799 · accident near Boca De Mao, OF · no injuries
2025-11-27GAA26WA038 · A188 N86448 · accident near Bragado · serious injuries
2024-07-24CEN24LA285 · A188B N9576G · accident near Sumner, NE · serious injuries
2024-07-15CEN24LA274 · A188 N9807V · accident near David City, NE · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 398 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Cessna A188 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
251 as of October 2, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna A188s?
Montana, with 32.
Who owns the Cessna A188?
59% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 251
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9947G | Cessna A188A |
Arthur Aviation LLC Arthur, North Dakota |
Multiple | 2026-09-01 | Valid |
| N3561Q | Cessna A188 |
Individual owner Texas |
Multiple | 2026-08-04 | Valid |
| N9380R | Cessna A188B |
Farm Air INC Astoria, Illinois |
Restricted | 2026-07-31 | Valid |
| N4849Q | Cessna A188B |
Souther Field Aviation INC Americus, Georgia |
Restricted | 2026-07-28 | Valid |
| N731TQ | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2026-07-22 | Valid |
| N70326 | Cessna A188B |
Triple E Farms LLC Peculiar, Missouri |
Restricted | 2026-06-02 | Valid |
| N4336M | Cessna A188B |
Souther Field Aviation INC Americus, Georgia |
Restricted | 2026-06-01 | Valid |
| N4890Q | Cessna A188B |
New Frontier Aviation LLC Fort Benton, Montana |
Experimental | 2026-05-16 | Valid |
| N731FM | Cessna A188B |
New Frontier Aviation LLC Fort Benton, Montana |
Restricted | 2026-05-16 | Valid |
| N8288G | Cessna A188B |
Ford Flying Service INC Doerun, Georgia |
Restricted | 2026-03-12 | Valid |
| N9747G | Cessna A188B |
Pavlu Aerial Spraying LLC Ness City, Kansas |
Restricted | 2026-03-03 | Valid |
| N4854R | Cessna A188B |
Fisher AG Service LLC Cardington, Ohio |
Restricted | 2026-02-23 | Valid |
| N4795Q | Cessna A188B |
Hinkle Airspray INC Cavalier, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2026-01-07 | Valid |
| N4958Q | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2025-12-22 | Valid |
| N731CE | Cessna A188B |
Noe Aviation LLC Vinton, Iowa |
Restricted | 2025-11-30 | Valid |
| N9482R | Cessna A188B |
Windy Lane Farms Transport LLC Mulberry, Indiana |
Restricted | 2025-11-24 | Valid |
| N4944R | Cessna A188B |
Roma Air CORP Belle Glade, Florida |
Restricted | 2025-10-17 | Valid |
| N3534Q | Cessna A188 |
Leatherneck Aviation LLC Billings, Montana |
Restricted | 2025-10-07 | Valid |
| N9548G | Cessna A188B |
Meyer Bros AG LLC Algona, Iowa |
Restricted | 2025-08-08 | Valid |
| N84497 | Cessna A188B |
N84497 LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2025-07-30 | Valid |
| N9355R | Cessna A188B |
Skyline Aviation LLC Lewistown, Montana |
Restricted | 2025-07-28 | Valid |
| N888BT | Cessna A188B |
Spraymax CORP Miami, Florida |
Restricted | 2025-07-25 | Valid |
| N4902R | Cessna A188B |
Becker Flying Service INC Hartington, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2025-06-23 | Valid |
| N9230R | Cessna A188B |
Meyer Bros AG LLC Algona, Iowa |
Restricted | 2025-06-12 | Valid |
| N53227 | Cessna A188B |
Birddog Aviation LLC Stockton, Kansas |
Restricted | 2025-05-16 | Valid |
| N4904Q | Cessna A188B |
Foxtrot Air LLC Highmore, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2025-03-13 | Valid |
| N4896R | Cessna A188B |
B&R Aerial Crop Care INC Connell, Washington |
Restricted | 2025-03-03 | Valid |
| N86440 | Cessna A188B |
Wilde Air Service-Huron LLC Volga, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2025-03-03 | Valid |
| N731XN | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2025-02-04 | Valid |
| N8296G | Cessna A188B |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Restricted | 2025-02-01 | Valid |
| N70387 | Cessna A188B |
Becker Flying Service INC Hartington, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2025-01-28 | Valid |
| N4905R | Cessna A188B |
Flight Level Zero LLC Othello, Washington |
Restricted | 2025-01-15 | Valid |
| N53245 | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2025-01-08 | Valid |
| N5665J | Cessna A188A |
Farwest Aviation LLC Billings, Montana |
Restricted | 2024-12-19 | Valid |
| N9286R | Cessna A188B |
Wiebe Aerial Applications LLC Peabody, Kansas |
Restricted | 2024-11-29 | Valid |
| N53243 | Cessna A188B |
Fly Low Aviation LLC Ashley, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2024-08-22 | Valid |
| N8150V | Cessna A188 |
Schindler Flying INC Neligh, Nebraska |
Multiple | 2024-08-07 | Valid |
| N9249R | Cessna A188B |
Great Plains Applications LLC Slayton, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-07-04 | Valid |
| N9807V | Cessna A188 |
Lazy T Aviation LLC Ashland, Nebraska |
Multiple | 2024-06-20 | Valid |
| N4464Q | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2024-05-15 | Valid |
| N4927Q | Cessna A188B |
Wakefield Aircraft LLC Cooperstown, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2024-05-05 | Valid |
| N9606G | Cessna A188B |
Jack Leasing Services INC Duchesne, Utah |
Experimental | 2024-04-25 | Valid |
| N5670J | Cessna A188A |
Bank Of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Multiple | 2024-04-24 | Valid |
| N92593 | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2024-04-20 | Valid |
| N9623G | Cessna A188B |
Black Gulch Aviation LLC Polson, Montana |
Restricted | 2024-02-19 | Valid |
| N2483J | Cessna A188B |
Western Pilot Service INC Phoenix, Arizona |
Restricted | 2024-02-03 | Valid |
| N6606Q | Cessna A188B |
Airtrust LLC - 1 - Series 1 Trustee Sheridan, Wyoming |
Restricted | 2024-02-03 | Valid |
| N4842Q | Cessna A188B |
Black Gulch Aviation LLC Polson, Montana |
Restricted | 2024-01-17 | Valid |
| N72947 | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | Valid |
| N70350 | Cessna A188B |
Bigwings AG INC Delavan, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2023-10-22 | Valid |
| N116LH | Cessna A188B |
C&L Holzwarth INC Virden, Illinois |
Restricted | 2023-09-17 | Valid |
| N5539S | Cessna A188 |
Lm Air Patrol Service INC Wink, Texas |
Multiple | 2023-09-15 | Valid |
| N731UF | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2023-06-21 | Valid |
| N86407 | Cessna A188B |
Donalds Flying Service INC Pantego, North Carolina |
Restricted | 2023-06-05 | Valid |
| N2199U | Cessna A188A |
Individual owner Missouri |
Multiple | 2023-05-18 | Valid |
| N9576G | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Restricted | 2023-05-17 | Valid |
| N9252R | Cessna A188B |
Bank Of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2023-04-20 | Valid |
| N53183 | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Alabama |
Restricted | 2023-03-30 | Valid |
| N9742V | Cessna A188 |
N9742V LLC Ord, Nebraska |
Multiple | 2023-03-22 | Valid |
| N9083R | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 2023-03-18 | Valid |
| N4947Q | Cessna A188B |
Davison Aviation LLC Garnett, Kansas |
Restricted | 2023-02-14 | Valid |
| N731VX | Cessna A188B |
Goff Bayou LLC Shelby, Mississippi |
Restricted | 2023-02-10 | Valid |
| N9498G | Cessna A188B |
Sak III LLC Miller, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2023-01-14 | Valid |
| N4930R | Cessna A188B |
Birch Tree Aviation LLC Unadilla, Georgia |
Restricted | 2023-01-11 | Valid |
| N21883 | Cessna A188B |
Stevenson Flying Service LLC Selden, Kansas |
Restricted | 2023-01-02 | Valid |
| N731BM | Cessna A188B |
Benaiah Holdings CORP Marion, Kentucky |
Restricted | 2023-01-02 | Valid |
| N9485R | Cessna A188B |
Stevenson Flying Service LLC Selden, Kansas |
Restricted | 2023-01-02 | Valid |
| N9500G | Cessna A188B |
Ephbaugm Equipment LLC Hartline, Washington |
Restricted | 2022-12-17 | Valid |
| N4841R | Cessna A188B |
Black Gulch Aviation LLC Polson, Montana |
Restricted | 2022-12-03 | Valid |
| N9166R | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2022-11-24 | Valid |
| N9234R | Cessna A188B |
Newton Flying Service Mount Pleasant, Iowa |
Restricted | 2022-11-02 | Valid |
| N9171G | Cessna A188B |
Kiehl Flying Service LLC Winnett, Montana |
Restricted | 2022-08-31 | Valid |
| N9157R | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Oregon |
Restricted | 2022-08-02 | Valid |
| N91152 | Cessna A188B |
Dt Pralle Enterprise INC Hampton, Iowa |
Restricted | 2022-06-18 | Valid |
| N4931R | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Restricted | 2022-04-04 | Valid |
| N1556M | Cessna A188A |
C-Fleet LLC Missoula, Montana |
Multiple | 2022-01-28 | Valid |
| N4780R | Cessna A188B |
R&R Flight Services INC Mendota, Illinois |
Restricted | 2021-12-11 | Valid |
| N76AG | Cessna A188B |
Skyview Applicators LLC Hartington, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2021-11-10 | Valid |
| N4994R | Cessna A188B |
Country Air Service INC Hecla, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2021-08-30 | Valid |
| N4765Q | Cessna A188B |
Digger Dougs Crop Dusting Services INC Salem, Wisconsin |
Restricted | 2021-07-22 | Valid |
| N4908Q | Cessna A188B |
1Lowflyer INC Harrisonville, Missouri |
Restricted | 2021-07-19 | Valid |
| N21641 | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Restricted | 2021-06-02 | Valid |
| N4855R | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2021-05-18 | Valid |
| N6623G | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2021-05-13 | Valid |
| N6509G | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2021-05-12 | Valid |
| N9552G | Cessna A188B |
Jesse Shipman Farms LLC Honey Grove, Texas |
Restricted | 2021-05-10 | Valid |
| N21686 | Cessna A188B |
Sapp Creek Aviation LLC Omega, Georgia |
Restricted | 2021-05-06 | Valid |
| N9138G | Cessna A188B |
Tlc Flying INC Colfax, Washington |
Restricted | 2021-04-13 | Valid |
| N731TB | Cessna A188B |
Eastern Flying Service INC Middletown, Delaware |
Restricted | 2021-02-13 | Valid |
| N4412Q | Cessna A188A |
Woods Flying Service LLC Memphis, Missouri |
Multiple | 2021-01-14 | Valid |
| N731GT | Cessna A188B |
Digger Dougs Crop Dusting Services INC Hollandale, Wisconsin |
Restricted | 2020-12-12 | Valid |
| N3319J | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Florida |
Restricted | 2020-11-07 | Valid |
| N9620G | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2020-08-19 | Valid |
| N731XG | Cessna A188B |
Individual owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2020-05-08 | Valid |
| N6032R | Cessna A188B |
Aerial Crop Protection INC Belle Glade, Florida |
Restricted | 2020-01-13 | Valid |
| N53368 | Cessna A188B |
Arnt Aerial Spraying INC Worthington, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2019-08-14 | Valid |
| N9283R | Cessna A188B |
Allied Sprayers INC Hawley, Texas |
Restricted | 2019-07-11 | Valid |
| N8094G | Cessna A188B |
Tri Rotor Spray & Chemical Ulysses, Kansas |
Restricted | 2019-06-24 | Valid |
| N53315 | Cessna A188B |
Denton Aerial Spraying Las Animas, Colorado |
Restricted | 2019-03-25 | Valid |
| N3263J | Cessna A188B |
Corrigan Air Center LLC Hondo, Texas |
Restricted | 2019-02-02 | Valid |
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