# N4789Q: 1967 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 1968-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 1968
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 185-1258
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1968
- Mode S code: A5E274
- Owner when cancelled: [Lloyd'S Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LLOYD'S%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Moline, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Moline)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4789Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789Q-1968-11-08

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 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 CHI68D0274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0274), Aug 12, 1967: Cessna 185 (N4789Q), Moline, IL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4789Q

- [Cancelled 2015-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789Q-2015-09-21): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802531T, built 1976. Exported to Bolivia. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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