# N6305E: 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: November 12, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6305E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6305E

## Aircraft that carried N6305E

- [Cancelled 2014-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6305E-2014-11-12): Cessna A185F, S/N 18504022, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hotchkiss Lee A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOTCHKISS%20LEE%20A), [Dillingham, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Dillingham)

## NTSB investigations on N6305E (3)

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 ANC89LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA112), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna 185F (N6305E), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT & A STRONG DOWNDRAFT.
- [NTSB CHI83LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA212), May 6, 1983: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Eaton Rapids, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ05), Jan 3, 1981: Cessna 185 (N6305E), Evergreen, AL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6305E (3)

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 19890701019039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701019039A), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna 185F (N6305E), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into a box canyon after departing a lake. Reported a downdraft forced an impact on a beach at 90 mph.
- [Accident 19830505020789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830505020789A), May 5, 1983: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Eaton Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Landed in a soft area on his Private strip. Wheels dug in. Airplane nosed over.
- [Accident 19810103015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810103015339A), Jan 3, 1981: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Evergreen, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit near fuel stop. Crash-landed. Engine ok. One fuel tank empty. Possible fuel mismanagement.

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