# N4050Y: Cessna 185, registration cancelled 1965-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1965
- 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: 1850250
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1963
- Mode S code: A4C1A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Donald S Whitney](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONALD%20S%20WHITNEY)
- Location: [Gallup, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Gallup)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4050Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4050Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4050Y-1965-05-20

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 UNK64X0258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0258), Jan 16, 1964: Cessna 185 (N4050Y), Navajo Mt, UT, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N4050Y

- [Cancelled 2017-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4050Y-2017-07-20): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7934, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Myers Douglas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MYERS%20DOUGLAS%20L), [Hastings, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Hastings)

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