# N1966U: 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: August 20, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1966U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1966U

## Aircraft that carried N1966U

- [Cancelled 2012-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1966U-2012-08-20): Cessna A185E, S/N 18501689. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mcrae David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCRAE%20DAVID), [Port Alsworth, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Alsworth)

## NTSB investigations on N1966U (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 ANC02LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA003), Oct 5, 2001: Cessna 185 (N1966U), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate and subsequent hard landing during the landing flare/touchdown. A factor in the accident was glassy water conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1966U (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 20011005037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011005037389A), Oct 5, 2001: Cessna 185E (N1966U), Portalsworth, AK, No damage. (-23) On October 5, 2001 at about 1030 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1966U, sustained substantial damage when it collided with…

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