# N4861Q: 1978 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2003-05-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 28, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 18503563
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1993
- Last registry action: December 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A6016D
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Salvage & Rebuild Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE%20%26%20REBUILD%20INC)
- Location: [Omak, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Omak)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.3797° N, 119.2892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98841, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4861Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4861Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4861Q-2003-05-28

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 ANC90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA172), Sep 13, 1990: Cessna 185 (N4861Q), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL OR MUSH.

## 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 19900912039059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912039059A), Sep 12, 1990: Cessna 185 (N4861Q), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled the float equipped aircraft on climbout from a lake. Crashed into trees. No mechanical cause.

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