# N1985Q: Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 1974-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG0385
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A188F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Linden Flight Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINDEN%20FLIGHT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Linden, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Linden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1985Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1985Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1985Q-1974-04-12

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC74AN075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN075), Mar 3, 1974: Cessna 177 (N1985Q), Lambertville, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19740303004909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303004909A), Mar 3, 1974: Cessna 177RG (N1985Q), Lambertville, NJ, Destroyed. Witnesses EST ceiling at 200FT or blo vis less than 1/4 mi. Acft obsvd abt 150FT AGL in hvy fog.

## Other aircraft with N1985Q

- [Cancelled 2017-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1985Q-2017-07-20): Head Balloons AX7-77, S/N 221, built 1994. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Passwater John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PASSWATER%20JOHN%20M), [Weston, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Weston)

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