N4603E — 1979 Cessna A185F

Aircraft record

Serial number

18503811

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

A185F

Year

1979

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor Io 520 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N4603E →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN09CA272Apr 29, 2009Patterson, LAMinor

   The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in a turn while attempting to return to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1979 Cessna A185F).

1. Aug 28, 2009deregistered — Nma Investments Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N4603E was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1979 Cessna A185F above.

• until Aug 3, 1950Aeronca 7CCM (s/n 7CCM173)

Frequently asked

Has N4603E been in an accident?

Yes. N4603E appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2009.

What kind of aircraft is N4603E?

N4603E is a 1979 Cessna A185F (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 18503811.