# N4038Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 20, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4038Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4038Y

## Aircraft that carried N4038Y

- [Cancelled 2015-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4038Y-2015-05-20): Cessna 185A, S/N 1850238, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Alaska Airventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20AIRVENTURES%20LLC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N4038Y (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 ANC10LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA087), Sep 12, 2010: Cessna 185A (N4038Y), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to make a climbing turn close to the ground in gusting wind at a low airspeed, resulting in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4038Y (2)

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 20100912049419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100912049419A), Sep 12, 2010: Cessna 185A (N4038Y), Paxon, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he took off from the water, got airborne with a headwind and reteracted the flaps. At 200' started a left turn at 70 mph. The a/c was hit…
- [Incident 20080404831889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080404831889I), Apr 4, 2008: Cessna 185A (N4038Y), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated, while landing runway 29 in King Salmon Alaska, he ground looped his CE-185. Winds were 240 at 20-25. He stated that the airplane…

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