# N10044: 1962 Cessna 185A, registration cancelled 2020-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0419
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 1962
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1987
- Last registry action: November 29, 2016
- Mode S code: A007B5
- Owners when cancelled: [Usda Forest Service Fepp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USDA%20FOREST%20SERVICE%20FEPP), [State Of South Carolina](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20SOUTH%20CAROLINA), [Commission Of Forestry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMISSION%20OF%20FORESTRY)
- Location: [Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Columbia)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10044
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10044-2020-04-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 185A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2008FA0000027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000027), Dec 12, 2007: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSTALLED PLANE POWER ALTERNATOR CONVERSION KIT, STC SA 10682SC ON AC. DURING OIL CHANGE FOUND ALTERNATOR BRACKET CRACKED TOTOALLY IN HALF. ALTERNATOR HAD ONLY 

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 GAA19CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA152), Feb 25, 2019: Cessna 185 (N10044), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20190225010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190225010559A), Feb 25, 2019: Cessna 185A (N10044), Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. N10044 was landing runway 21 at Ridgeland, SC on 02/25/2019 at 1313 EDT. The aircraft landed and veered off the right side of the runway. The pilot stated that…

## Other aircraft with N10044

- [Cancelled 1965-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10044-1965-04-02): Sikorsky S-61N, S/N 61258. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [United Aircraft Corp Sikorsky Aircraft Div](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP%20SIKORSKY%20AIRCRAFT%20DIV), [Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Hartford)

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