# N9816X: 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: December 17, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9816X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9816X

## Aircraft that carried N9816X

- [Cancelled 1990-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9816X-1990-12-17): Cessna 185, S/N 1850016. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Brolin James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROLIN%20JAMES), [Montecito, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Montecito)

## NTSB investigations on N9816X (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 LAX90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA064), Jan 6, 1990: Cessna 185 (N9816X), Agua Dulce, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH DIRECTLY LED TO HIS ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN AN EXCESSIVE TAILWIND AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE UNSUCCESSFUL ABORT.
- [NTSB ANC69A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0065), Jun 14, 1969: Cessna 185 (N9816X), Kipnuk, AK, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9816X (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 19900105000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105000229A), Jan 5, 1990: Cessna 185 (N9816X), Agua Dulce, CA, Destroyed. Attempted downwind takeoff,saw error,hit brakes and nosed over. Wind gusting to 50 knots.

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