# N4021Y: 1961 Cessna 185, registration cancelled 2003-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1850221
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1999
- Last registry action: October 15, 2002
- Mode S code: A4B6A1
- Owners when cancelled: [Lubbe Industries Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUBBE%20INDUSTRIES%20INC%20DBA), [Surface To Air Mall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SURFACE%20TO%20AIR%20MALL)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4973° N, 119.8269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89509, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4021Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4021Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4021Y-2003-02-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 LAX00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA115), Mar 7, 2000: Cessna 185 (N4021Y), Incline Village, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent landing on water with the wheels of the amphibious float plane extended.
- [NTSB UNK78X0121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0121), May 25, 1978: Cessna 185 (N4021Y), Keezhik Lk, Canada, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20000307008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307008749A), Mar 7, 2000: Cessna 185 (N4021Y), Incline Village, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft is a Cessna 185 mounted on edo floats. Incorporated is a set of hydraulic actuated retracting wheel/landing gear assemblies. The pilot departed…
- [Accident 19780525026219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525026219A), May 25, 1978: Cessna 185 (N4021Y), Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4021Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4021Y): Cameron Balloons US A-120, S/N 6464, built 2006

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