Cessna A185F
N4948Q is a Cessna A185F, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1978. It has 6 seats. It is registered to an individual in Anchorage, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 1, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; other, dated June 27, 2022.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- A185F · all A185Fs and related versions
- Serial number
- 18503583
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
- Seats
- 6
- Year built
- 1978
- Cruising speed
- 127 mph
- Transponder code
- A62273 (octal 51421163)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 1, 2022
- Expires
- March 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- July 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Other · June 27, 2022
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00340655
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- White Ronald A
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 16101 Alta Ct
Anchorage, AK 99516-5226
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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 N4948Q, 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 White Ronald A, an individual, certificate issued March 1, 2022, expires March 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated June 27, 2022, 44 years after the 1978 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18503583 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N4948Q 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 N4948Q: Accident on April 8, 2005 at Medford, OR: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on February 19, 1992 at Pelican, AK: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185F · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include variable winds that at times were crosswinds.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for SEA05LA081 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185F · operated under 091
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLARE FROM THE SUN.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC92LA039 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