N8288G - 1973 Cessna A188B Aircraft Registration

N8288G is a 1973 Cessna A188B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Ford Flying Service INC in Doerun, GA. This aircraft holds a restricted airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 29, 1973. The registration certificate was issued on March 12, 2026. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2033. Powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES engine producing 285 horsepower, N8288G is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AB520A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8288G was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.9508, -94.0207 on October 11, 2024. The FAA registry record for N8288G was last updated on March 12, 2026. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 188 AgWagon was the first purpose-built agricultural aircraft designed specifically for crop dusting and spraying operations, transforming aerial application from makeshift conversions to professional equipment. First flown on February 19, 1965, it was a low-wing monoplane powered by Continental piston engines ranging from 230 to 310 horsepower, equipped with chemical hoppers holding 200 to 280 gallons. Spanning nearly two decades of production, 3,976 aircraft were manufactured across four variants by Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C188.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8288G. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.