# N4002Y: Cessna 185, registration cancelled 1970-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1850202
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 22, 1966
- Mode S code: A4AF56
- Owner when cancelled: [Shurts Bernard C & Kegley Cort L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHURTS%20BERNARD%20C%20%26%20KEGLEY%20CORT%20L)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4002Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4002Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4002Y-1970-12-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 185: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185.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 DIA67A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67A0023), Jun 22, 1967: Cessna 185 (N4002Y), Etlan, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4002Y

- [Cancelled 2005-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4002Y-2005-10-13): Cessna 550, S/N 550-1115, built 2005. Exported to Saudi Arabia. Owner: [On Time Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ON%20TIME%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Roseland, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Roseland)
- [Cancelled 1995-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4002Y-1995-04-10): Ayres S-2R, S/N 2482R. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [US Dept Of Agriculture Aphis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPT%20OF%20AGRICULTURE%20APHIS), [Mission, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mission)

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