# N8245Q: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1983-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18503637
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1979
- Last registry action: April 9, 1983
- Mode S code: AB42CD
- Owners when cancelled: [Gulf Coast Contracting Svcs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20COAST%20CONTRACTING%20SVCS%20INC), [Marley Judy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARLEY%20JUDY%20A), [Denton Andrew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENTON%20ANDREW), [Mccue Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCUE%20DON), [Farmer Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER%20KEITH), [Humes Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMES%20CRAIG)
- Location: [Marrero, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Marrero)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8093° N, 90.1382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70072, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8245Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8245Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8245Q-1983-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW79FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA101), Aug 16, 1979: Cessna A185F (N8245Q), Westwego, LA, 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 19790816025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816025249A), Aug 16, 1979: Cessna 185 (N8245Q), Westwego, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Amphibious float plane seen to make vertical climb just after takeoff. Stalled,spun into trees at end of runway

## Other aircraft with N8245Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8245Q): Deaton Joseph P RANS S12XL, S/N 10990895, built 2001

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