# N185BT: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 12, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185BT

## Aircraft that carried N185BT

- [Cancelled 2013-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185BT-2013-09-12): Cessna A185F, S/N 18503070, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Royal Services Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYAL%20SERVICES%20CORPORATION), [Fort Richardson, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fort%20Richardson)

## NTSB investigations on N185BT (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC88FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA083), Jul 4, 1988: Cessna 185 (N185BT), Whittier, AK, substantial damage, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N185BT (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19880704025659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704025659A), Jul 4, 1988: Cessna A185F (N185BT), Whittier, AK, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. Impact on glacier on cloud obscured mountain. Indicates level impact during a pitchup. Trying to go through a pass.

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