# N4944E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 6, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4944E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4944E

## Aircraft that carried N4944E

- [Cancelled 1996-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4944E-1996-09-06): Cessna A185F, S/N 18503915. Owner: [Consumer Broadcasting Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONSUMER%20BROADCASTING%20INC), [Westport, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Westport)
- [Cancelled 1971-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4944E-1971-01-19): Beech C18S, S/N 8125. Owner: [Diaz-Nieves Placido](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAZ-NIEVES%20PLACIDO)

## NTSB investigations on N4944E (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 NYC95FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA203), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna A185F (N4944E), Block Island, RI, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to touch down a sufficient distance from shore, and his delay in aborting the landing. In addition, the pilot exceeded the airplane's weight and balance limits which reduced the…
- [NTSB MKC90LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA071), Mar 20, 1990: Cessna 185 (N4944E), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WAS A FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4944E (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 19950826025879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826025879A), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna A185F (N4944E), Block Island, RI, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Aborted water landing due obstructions. Tried climbout. Hit wires, car and building. 250LBS over gross weight.
- [Accident 19900320011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900320011609A), Mar 20, 1990: Cessna A185F (N4944E), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Lost control on a touch and go. Ground looped blew a tire and flipped over on the runway.

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