# N4004Y: Cessna 185, registration cancelled 1981-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1981
- 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: 185-0204
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1977
- Mode S code: A4AF9C
- Owner when cancelled: [Ketterman M E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KETTERMAN%20M%20E)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4004Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4004Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4004Y-1981-05-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ANC79DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG07), Sep 28, 1978: Cessna 185 (N4004Y), Pt Possession, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19780928028969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928028969A), Sep 28, 1978: Cessna 185 (N4004Y), Pt Possession, AK, Destroyed. Tkof from Beach.

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