# N4871C: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1981-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18502639
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 30, 1977
- Mode S code: A60518
- Owner when cancelled: [Stone Donald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STONE%20DONALD%20A)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4871C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4871C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4871C-1981-12-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ANC78DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA083), Sep 10, 1978: Cessna 185 (N4871C), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB LAX7LDUG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX7LDUG20), Nov 19, 1975: Cessna A185F (N4871C), Bermuda Dunes, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19751119037509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751119037509A), Nov 19, 1975: Cessna A185F (N4871C), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. L gr spring assy came loose,separated.

## Other aircraft with N4871C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4871C): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8490101, built 1984
- [Cancelled 1962-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4871C-1962-02-13): Douglas DC-7, S/N 44261. Owner: [Delta Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIRLINES%20INC)

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