# N4663E: 1979 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2017-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 18503834
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1979
- Last registry action: June 16, 1979
- Mode S code: A5B2AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4663E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4663E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4663E-2017-04-04

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 FTW79DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA081), May 24, 1979: Cessna 185F (N4663E), Morgan City, LA, destroyed

## 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 19790524010979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524010979A), May 24, 1979: Cessna 185 (N4663E), Morgan City, LA, Destroyed. Aircraft struck a submerged object on takeoff. Burned.

## Other aircraft with N4663E

- [Cancelled 1962-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4663E-1962-01-11): Aeronca 7EC, S/N 7EC-11. Owner: [Elmendorf Air Force Base Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELMENDORF%20AIR%20FORCE%20BASE%20AERO%20CLUB), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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