# N4056Y: 1961 Cessna 185A, registration cancelled 2012-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804)
- 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: 185-0256
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: December 17, 1991
- Mode S code: A4C275
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4056Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4056Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4056Y-2012-07-24

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 185A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a.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 ANC88FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA021), Nov 27, 1987: Cessna 185 (N4056Y), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 3 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 19871127070109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871127070109A), Nov 27, 1987: Cessna STC185 (N4056Y), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Suffered a ski pitchdown and poles left in tail blocked elevator travel. Vertical impact. AD on skis not complied.

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