# N7607Q: 1978 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2013-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18503625
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1979
- Last registry action: September 14, 1991
- Mode S code: AA44E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Riddell Norman A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIDDELL%20NORMAN%20A)
- Location: [Awacortes, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Awacortes)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.4528° N, 122.5950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98221, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7607Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7607Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7607Q-2013-05-08

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

## 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 19810718050139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718050139A), Jul 18, 1981: Cessna A185F (N7607Q), Little Port Wal, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Air-filed flight plan on departure for 50-minute flight. Became missing. Low ceilings, mountains, ocean in area.

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