# N5185R: 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: July 22, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5185R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5185R

## Aircraft that carried N5185R

- [Cancelled 2020-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5185R-2020-07-22): Cessna 172M, S/N 17263402, built 1974. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20FEAR%20AVIATION%20MAINTENANCE%20LLC), [Fayetteville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Fayetteville)

## NTSB investigations on N5185R (2)

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 ERA20LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA105), Feb 17, 2020: Cessna 172 (N5185R), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s excessive control application during the takeoff and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CHI79DEG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEG11), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 172M (N5185R), Versailles, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5185R (2)

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 20200217014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200217014479A), Feb 17, 2020: Cessna 172M (N5185R), Fayetteville, NC, Destroyed. Taken from witness statements: During takeoff, N5185R pitched up to nearly vertical, climbed up to between 60 to 80 feet above ground level, the nose dropped…
- [Accident 19790422008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422008679A), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5185R), Versailles, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on takeoff roll. Ran off edge of runway and overturned.

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