# N4311R: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1988-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18502929
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A52960
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4311R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4311R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4311R-1988-08-11

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 A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC82DA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA011), Dec 15, 1981: Cessna 185 (N4311R), Mt Mckinley, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB ANC80DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA032), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 185 (N4311R), Platinum, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76AA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA105), Jun 23, 1976: Cessna A185F (N4311R), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19811215078919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811215078919A), Dec 15, 1981: Cessna 185 (N4311R), Kahiltna, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed on glacier due to downdraft and turbulence in mountain pass.
- [Accident 19800224003349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224003349A), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 185 (N4311R), Platinum, AK, Substantial damage. Wheels struck ice ridge on runway severing left main gear and damaging right main. Had skis retracted.
- [Accident 19760623027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623027709A), Jun 23, 1976: Cessna A185F (N4311R), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Less braking rqrd on otr rwy.

## Other aircraft with N4311R

- [Cancelled 2001-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4311R-2001-02-10): Blanchard Ray J KOLB TWINSTAR, S/N T.S. 286. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Blanchard Ray J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLANCHARD%20RAY%20J), [Houma, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Houma)

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