# N70018: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70018

## Aircraft that carried N70018

- [Cancelled 2013-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70018-2013-07-09): Cessna A185E, S/N 18501893, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TALKEETNA%20AIR%20TAXI%20INC), [Talkeetna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Talkeetna)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70018-undated): Cessna UC-78, S/N 2680. Owner: [Cavu Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVU%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N70018 (4)

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 ANC96LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA107), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna 185 (N70018), Talkeetna, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning for departure and his selection of unsuitable terrain. Factors in the accident were soft, snow covered terrain and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC87FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA084), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 185 (N70018), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA007), Oct 20, 1984: Cessna A185E (N70018), Shulin Lake, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG99), Jun 26, 1978: Cessna 185 (N70018), Naknek, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N70018 (5)

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 19960728020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728020039A), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna A185E (N70018), Talkeetna, AK, Destroyed. Lost power on takeoff from glacier. Settled. Struck a crevasse. Reported engine surged. No engine defects found.
- [Incident 19900309010909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900309010909I), Mar 9, 1990: Piper PA22150 (N70018), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Struck a parked car while repositioning aircraft to refuel for the purpose of flight.
- [Accident 19870628027509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628027509A), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna A185E (N70018), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The float equipped aircraft veered off the runway and struck two parked aircraft. Pilot stalled plane on landing.
- [Accident 19841020060979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020060979A), Oct 20, 1984: Cessna A185E (N70018), Shulin Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted when landing on water with gear down.
- [Accident 19780626026989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626026989A), Jun 26, 1978: Cessna A185E (N70018), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated ran out of fuel in r tank & due to low alt did not havme to restart eng.

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