# N4705Q: Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 1972-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1972
- Exported to: Guyana
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1159
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A5C430
- Owner when cancelled: [Norman Gingrass](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORMAN%20GINGRASS)
- Location: [Rochester, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Rochester)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4705Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4705Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4705Q-1972-09-12

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 A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.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 NYC68D0509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0509), May 26, 1968: Cessna 185E (N4705Q), Fairhaven, MA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4705Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4705Q): Cessna 152, S/N 152-85053, built 1981

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