# N4985D: 1958 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51085
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 1958
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1985
- Last registry action: November 29, 1994
- Mode S code: A630DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Lugoff Para-Flite Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUGOFF%20PARA-FLITE%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Camden, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Camden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3139° N, 80.5738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29020, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4985D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4985D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985D-2014-10-14

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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.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 ATL89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA143), May 6, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4985D), Lugoff, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPEED FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL ON FINAL APPROACH. HIS EXCESSIVE USE OF FLAPS…
- [NTSB CHI83LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA339), Jul 29, 1983: Cessna 182 (N4985D), Rochester, MN, 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 19890506010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506010989A), May 6, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4985D), Lugoff, SC, Substantial damage. After dropping sky divers encountered severe turbulence and downdraft on landing. Impacted terrain short of runway.
- [Accident 19830728038979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728038979A), Jul 28, 1983: Cessna 182A (N4985D), Rochester, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing at night after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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