# N4176Y: 1962 Cessna 185A, registration cancelled 2012-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 185-0376
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 1962
- Last registry action: May 16, 1981
- Mode S code: A4F162
- Location: [Kent, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kent)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4059° N, 122.1919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98031, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4176Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4176Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4176Y-2012-11-07

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 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 SEA93FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA205), Sep 22, 1993: Cessna 185A (N4176Y), De Borgia, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE A STALL.

## 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 19930921035329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930921035329A), Sep 21, 1993: Cessna 185A (N4176Y), Deborgia, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Buzzed unlighted landing strip owned by pilot. Stalled on abrupt climbing turn on a go around. Burned on impact.
- [Incident 19780915018869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915018869I), Sep 15, 1978: Cessna 185A (N4176Y), Yakutat, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft drifted off wet grass runway. Struck log. Heavy rain a factor.

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