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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4056Y

N4056Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 185A built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 24, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation".

Cessna 185A cancelled July 24, 2012

Serial number
185-0256
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1961
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
December 17, 1991
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N4056Y

ANC88FA021Accident on November 27, 1987 at Fairbanks, AK: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · serial 1850256

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site