# N4961Q: 1978 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1982-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 1982
- 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: 18503588
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1978
- Mode S code: A628EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerial Geophysics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20GEOPHYSICS%20INC)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4961Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4961Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4961Q-1982-08-23

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 SEA80FTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FTI01), Oct 16, 1979: Cessna A185F (N4961Q), Dillon, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19791016027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791016027909A), Oct 16, 1979: Cessna A185F (N4961Q), Dillon, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft hit trees & burned during low-level aerial geological survey. Evidence aircraft in a steep bank at impact

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