# N4838C: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1995-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1995
- 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: 18502606
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 26, 1982
- Last registry action: May 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A5F731
- Owner when cancelled: [40 Mile Air Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/40%20MILE%20AIR%20LTD)
- Location: [Tok, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Tok)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 63.6746° N, 141.5513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99780, within about 40 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4838C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4838C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4838C-1995-07-27

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 (2)

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 ANC89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA160), Sep 7, 1989: Cessna 185 (N4838C), Tanacross, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE PILOT BY BUZZING THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT'S USE OF ABRUPT MANEUVERS WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
- [NTSB ANC88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA119), Aug 28, 1988: Cessna 185F (N4838C), Joseph Village, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890906033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033899A), Sep 6, 1989: Cessna 185F (N4838C), Tanacross, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled in steep turn after buzzing the runway. Burned on impact. Was maneuvering for friend with a camcorder.
- [Accident 19880828035709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828035709A), Aug 28, 1988: Cessna A185F (N4838C), Joseph Village, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a depression in the runway on landing roll. Left main gear separated from gear box. Bracket had failed.

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