# N8436Q: 1978 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2011-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 18503700
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2006
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: AB8E37
- Owner when cancelled: [Ortiz Ernesto](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORTIZ%20ERNESTO)
- Location: Salinas, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8436Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8436Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8436Q-2011-10-11

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

## 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 ERA11FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA376), Jul 1, 2011: Cessna A185F (N8436Q), Yabucoa, PR, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather planning and improper decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with a thunderstorm…
- [NTSB MIA81DKA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKA03), Dec 11, 1980: Cessna 185 (N8436Q), Ajuntas, PR, destroyed

## 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 20110701014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701014009A), Jul 1, 2011: Cessna A185F (N8436Q), Yabucoa, PR, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On July 3, 2011, a call was received form the federal aviation administration (FAA) southern region operations center (roc) indicating that aircraft N8436Q, a…
- [Accident 19801211085849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211085849A), Dec 11, 1980: Cessna 185F (N8436Q), Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Wind gust drifted airplane into trees on edge of runway on takeoff.

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