# N4903C: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1980-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 1980
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 18502652
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1976
- Mode S code: A612DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Factoria Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FACTORIA%20AIRCRAFT)
- Location: [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4903C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4903C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903C-1980-03-13

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 SEA79DYE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE22), May 17, 1979: Cessna 185 (N4903C), Bellevue, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76AA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA077), Mar 27, 1976: Cessna 185 (N4903C), Tyonek, 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 19790517016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517016239A), May 17, 1979: Cessna 185 (N4903C), Bellevue, WA, Substantial damage. Acft started while turning prop. Pilot unable to stop acft, hit hangar. Pilot left one mag hot.
- [Accident 19760327005079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760327005079A), Mar 27, 1976: Cessna A185F (N4903C), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Frozen lake,hi terrain on 3 sides,40FT trees at tkof end. Gusting to 12K. Lifted off,then aborted.

## Other aircraft with N4903C

- [Cancelled 1968-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903C-1968-06-17): Douglas DC-8-31, S/N 45277. Owner: [Air-Lease Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR-LEASE%20INC), [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)

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