# N4985D: 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: October 14, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4985D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4985D

## Aircraft that carried N4985D

- [Cancelled 2014-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985D-2014-10-14): Cessna 182A, S/N 51085, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lugoff Para-Flite Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUGOFF%20PARA-FLITE%20CLUB%20INC), [Camden, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Camden)

## NTSB investigations on N4985D (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 ATL89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA143), May 6, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4985D), Lugoff, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPEED FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL ON FINAL APPROACH. HIS EXCESSIVE USE OF FLAPS…
- [NTSB CHI83LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA339), Jul 29, 1983: Cessna 182 (N4985D), Rochester, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4985D (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 19890506010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506010989A), May 6, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4985D), Lugoff, SC, Substantial damage. After dropping sky divers encountered severe turbulence and downdraft on landing. Impacted terrain short of runway.
- [Accident 19830728038979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728038979A), Jul 28, 1983: Cessna 182A (N4985D), Rochester, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing at night after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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