# N4960E: 1979 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1983-05-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 25, 1983
- 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: 18503921
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1980
- Mode S code: A628BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Hamilton Stephen L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20STEPHEN%20L)
- Location: [Sitka, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sitka)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4960E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4960E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4960E-1983-05-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ANC80FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA064), Jul 11, 1980: Cessna A185F (N4960E), False Island, AK, 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 19800711040929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711040929A), Jul 11, 1980: Cessna A185F (N4960E), Rodman Pass, AK, Destroyed. Flew into area of dense fog in mountain Pass. Struck trees in attempt to turn back. Weather brief VFR

## Other aircraft with N4960E

- [Cancelled 1973-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4960E-1973-07-25): Stits Skycoupe 7D, S/N P-339. Owner: [Reinhart Chester L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REINHART%20CHESTER%20L), [Naperville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Naperville)

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