# N185GK: 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: February 11, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185GK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185GK

## Aircraft that carried N185GK

- [Cancelled 2023-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185GK-2023-02-11): Cessna A185F, S/N 18503687, built 1978. Owner: [Stearns Cheryl A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEARNS%20CHERYL%20A), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)

## NTSB investigations on N185GK (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 WPR20CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA250), Aug 3, 2020: Cessna A185 (N185GK), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive speed while landing on a wet grass runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N185GK (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 20200803013369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200803013369A), Aug 3, 2020: Cessna A185F (N185GK), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed at private airstrip she was unfamiliar with. Upon landing the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft in time and the aircraft rolled into a fence…

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