N4944E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna A185F. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 1996. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna A185F cancelled September 6, 1996
- Serial number
- 18503915
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 7, 1995
- Last FAA action
- June 9, 1995
- Last owner
- Consumer Broadcasting INC (Corporation)
Westport, CT - Airworthiness
- None on file
Beech C18S cancelled January 19, 1971
- Serial number
- 8125
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 12, 1962
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Diaz-Nieves Placido (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4944E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185F · serial 18503915
the pilot's failure to touch down a sufficient distance from shore, and his delay in aborting the landing. In addition, the pilot exceeded the airplane's weight and balance limits which reduced the airplane's performance.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · serial 18503915
AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WAS A FACTOR.
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