# N8475Q: 1978 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- 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: 18503714
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 13, 1984
- Last registry action: April 11, 1987
- Mode S code: AB9CF0
- Owner when cancelled: [Zephyr Air Service Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEPHYR%20AIR%20SERVICE%20LTD)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7524° N, 73.9727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10017, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8475Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8475Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8475Q-2014-11-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC86LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA026), Oct 23, 1985: Cessna 185 (N8475Q), Block Island, RI, destroyed

## 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 19851023076569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851023076569A), Oct 23, 1985: Cessna 185 (N8475Q), Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. Engine quit in flight. Landed with one pontoon on a wave crest. Tipped to one side,cartwheeled. Cause undetermined.

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