# N4840C: 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: August 23, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4840C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4840C

## Aircraft that carried N4840C

- [Cancelled 1990-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4840C-1990-08-23): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502608. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N4840C (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 NYC89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA199), Aug 25, 1989: Cessna A185F (N4840C), Deer Isle, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT IN DETERMINING THE ADEQUACY OF THE TAKEOFF ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE EXISTING ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4840C (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 19890825031829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825031829A), Aug 25, 1989: Cessna A185F (N4840C), Deer Isle, ME, Destroyed. Tried water takeoff with strong crosswind. Aborted but ran up on shore into trees and burned.
- [Incident 19850712051089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850712051089I), Jul 12, 1985: Cessna A185F (N4840C), Lebanon, NH. Pilot failed to lower gear for landing. Landed on amphibious floats.

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