# N4838C: 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: July 27, 1995
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4838C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4838C

## Aircraft that carried N4838C

- [Cancelled 1995-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4838C-1995-07-27): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502606. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [40 Mile Air Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/40%20MILE%20AIR%20LTD), [Tok, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Tok)

## NTSB investigations on N4838C (2)

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 ANC89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA160), Sep 7, 1989: Cessna 185 (N4838C), Tanacross, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE PILOT BY BUZZING THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT'S USE OF ABRUPT MANEUVERS WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
- [NTSB ANC88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA119), Aug 28, 1988: Cessna 185F (N4838C), Joseph Village, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4838C (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 19890906033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033899A), Sep 6, 1989: Cessna 185F (N4838C), Tanacross, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled in steep turn after buzzing the runway. Burned on impact. Was maneuvering for friend with a camcorder.
- [Accident 19880828035709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828035709A), Aug 28, 1988: Cessna A185F (N4838C), Joseph Village, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a depression in the runway on landing roll. Left main gear separated from gear box. Bracket had failed.

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