# N4839C: 1975 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 18502607
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 19, 1990
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A5F754
- Owner when cancelled: [Herzog Ed](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERZOG%20ED)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.0796° N, 149.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4839C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4839C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4839C-2014-10-14

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ANC84LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA153), Sep 3, 1984: Cessna 185 (N4839C), Cutler River, 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 19840903049689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840903049689A), Sep 3, 1984: Cessna A185F (N4839C), Cutler River, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine quit while spotting caribou. Crash landed on a sandbar. Engine problem unknown.
- [Incident 19790511026489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511026489I), May 11, 1979: Cessna A185F (N4839C), Eau Claire, WI. Aircraft lost engine power after climbing thru clouds. Picked up rime and got restart and ground contact at 1700 ft

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