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N4730E

1979 Cessna A185F

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18503848

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2029.

Registered owner

State of Alaska

Owner type: Government
Address: 351 Research Ct, Kodiak, AK 99615
Also named: Department of Fish & Game; Division of Commercial Fisheries
Fleet: 50 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna A185F
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 18503848
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
Seats: 6
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jun 9, 1979)
Mode S code: A5CE9C (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 13, 1999 · last FAA action Aug 18, 2023

Past registrations of N4730E

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Jan 29, 1960 Aeronca 7EC · serial 7EC-72 Fiedler George W · Ledger, MT

What a Cessna 180/185 looks likePhoto of a Cessna 180/185, not this aircraft: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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