Owner type
Government
Serial number
18503824
Year built
1979
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
May 4, 1979
Certificate issued
June 19, 1979
Expires
July 31, 2027
Mode S code
A5AAD4

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Continental IO-520 model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 61

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

1972In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 66 ADs
19721
19742
19752
19761
19772
19792
19803
19813
19832
19861
19874
19884
19901
19911
19933
19941
19952
19961
19971
19984
19991
20003
20041
20051
20071
20093
20101
20111
20121
20141
20161
20201
20223
20236
See all 73 ADs

Information bulletins that may apply · 18

Advisory, not mandatory.

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NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N4640EMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Cessna A185F aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N4640EMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Cessna A185F aircraft

Service difficulty reports · 7

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 2009FA0000643Alternator · looseFOUND ALTERNATOR CASE HALVES LOOSE DURING INSP. CASE BOLTS WERE SAFETY WIRED.Jul 22, 2009 · N4640E · Cessna A185F · Alternator-Generator DriveSDR 2009FA0000644Alternator · loosePILOT NOTED NOISE IN RADIO. FOUND HIGH RIPPLE VOLTAGE WITH TESTER.Jul 16, 2009 · N4640E · Cessna A185F · Alternator-Generator DriveSDR 2007FA0000930Link Rod · wornTHROTTLE BUTTERFLY (P/N: 625601G) AND THROTTLE BODY (P/N: 639437) ARE WORN, ALLOWING BUTTERFLY SHAFT TO SLIDE SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING THE LINK ROD ASSEMBLY (P/N: 632558A1)TO WEAR CHAFING THE WAVE WASHER AND COTTER PIN. THE COTTER PIN AND WAVE WASHER AT THE THROTTOct 18, 2007 · N4640E · Cessna A185F · Power LeverSDR 2007FA0000925Link Rod · wornTHROTTLE BUTTERFLY (P/N: 625601G) AND THROTTLE BODY (P/N: 639437)ARE WORN, ALLOWING BUTTERFLY SHAFT TO SLIDE SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING THE LINK ROD ASSEMBLY (P/N: 632558A1)TO WEAR CHAFING THE WAVE WASHER AND COTTER PIN. THE COTTER PIN AND WAVE WASHER AT THE THROTTLOct 18, 2007 · N4640E · Cessna A185F · Power LeverSDR 2007FA0000244Bracket · crackedDURING A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE EMPENAGE, THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HINGE BRACKET P/N 0712042-2 WAS FOUND CRACKED AND HAD (2) SHEARED RIVETS. UPON DISASSEMBLY THE LT BRACKET P/N 0712042-1 WAS FOUND TO HAVE (2) SHEARED RIVETS. THESE PARTS ARE IN THE MFMar 1, 2007 · N4640E · Cessna A185F · Horizontal Stabilizer, Attach FittingsSDR 2000ZZZX843Bracket · brokenRIGHT FLAP RETRACTED AFTER PILOT SELECTED FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS. FOUND INBOARD MOUNTING EARS BROKEN AWAY FROM PULLEY BRACKET LOCATED JUST AFT OF FLAP HANDLE. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THIRD BRACKET REPLACED IN FLEET OF THREE A185F'S.Feb 14, 2000 · N4640E · Cessna A185F · Fuselage Miscellaneous StructureSDR 98ZZZX350Alternator · failedALTERNATOR FAILED. FOUND BRUSHES COMPLETELY WORN OUT.Jan 14, 1998 · N4640E · Cessna A185F · DC Generator-Alternator

STCs that may be installed · 575

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N4640E before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.