# N9850X: 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: February 28, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9850X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9850X

## Aircraft that carried N9850X

- [Cancelled 2018-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9850X-2018-02-28): Cessna 185, S/N 1850050. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hektner Douglas M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEKTNER%20DOUGLAS%20M), [Girdwood, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Girdwood)

## NTSB investigations on N9850X (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 ANC89LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA058), Apr 12, 1989: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Trinity Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND.
- [NTSB ANC67A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0031), Sep 29, 1966: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Napakiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2446), Jun 23, 1964: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9850X (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 19890411007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890411007929A), Apr 11, 1989: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Trinity Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a snow covered lake. Snow was uneven wet, and heavy. Overload stripped off nuts holding ski to gear leg.

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