Cessna A185E
N4730Q is a Cessna A185E, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1966. It has 6 seats. It is registered to an individual in Dubois, Wyoming. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 8, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated August 8, 1968.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- A185E · all A185Es and related versions
- Serial number
- 185-1184
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
- Seats
- 6
- Year built
- 1966
- Cruising speed
- 125 mph
- Transponder code
- A5CEA6 (octal 51347246)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 8, 2014
- Expires
- July 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- March 4, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control · August 8, 1968
- FAA region
- Northwest Mountain
- FAA record id
- 00783494
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Lindsey Brad A
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 43 Sylvan Way
Dubois, WY 82513-9617
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N4730Q, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Lindsey Brad A, an individual, certificate issued July 8, 2014, expires July 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Multiple certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated August 8, 1968, consistent with the 1966 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 185-1184 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N4730Q according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N4730Q: Accident on August 26, 2006 at Valentine, NE: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on April 28, 2002 at Greeley, CO: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185E · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop by the pilot. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusting crosswind condition.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CHI06LA255 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185E · operated under 091
the inadvertent ground loop during landing roll. A contributing factor was the partial brake system failure.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for DEN02LA041 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data