# N4616E: 1979 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2012-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18503816
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1979
- Last registry action: March 11, 1993
- Mode S code: A5A081
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4616E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4616E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4616E-2012-08-20

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 A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.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 FTW79FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA097), Jul 20, 1979: Cessna A185F (N4616E), Lafayette, LA, destroyed, 1 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 19790720017999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720017999A), Jul 20, 1979: Cessna A185F (N4616E), Lafayette, LA, Destroyed. Made instrument appch in below minimum weather with minimal radio equipment. Hit trees 1/2 mile short of runway.

## Other aircraft with N4616E

- [Cancelled 1964-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4616E-1964-08-07): Aeronca 7CCM, S/N 7CCM-185. Owner: [Bjerke Donald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BJERKE%20DONALD), [Flazville, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Flazville)

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