# N4876Q: 1978 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2011-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 18503569
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1978
- Last registry action: March 27, 1978
- Mode S code: A605D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Activities Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20ACTIVITIES%20INC)
- Location: [Valparaiso, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Valparaiso)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4579° N, 87.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46383, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4876Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4876Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4876Q-2011-07-15

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 OAK79DJA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA04), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna 185F (N4876Q), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed

## 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 19781203038329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203038329A), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna A185E (N4876Q), Pacific Ocean, Destroyed. Acft ditched 200 miles east honolulu,HI. Aux fuel pump unable to prv suff fuel fm frry system.

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