# N4871Q: 1978 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2002-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 18503565
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 3, 1982
- Last registry action: March 22, 2000
- Mode S code: A60524
- Owner when cancelled: [Mennonite Air Mission](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENNONITE%20AIR%20MISSION)
- Location: [Denver, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Denver)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2448° N, 76.1329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17517, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4871Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4871Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4871Q-2002-04-11

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 FTW00WA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00WA173), May 26, 2000: Cessna A185F (N4871Q), Mixcolaja, Guatemala, substantial damage

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