# N101LL: Cessna 185A, registration cancelled 1995-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1850484
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 20, 1994
- Last registry action: March 21, 1994
- Mode S code: A00970
- Owners when cancelled: [Van Horn Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20HORN%20ROBERT%20J), [Van Horn Darrelyn A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20HORN%20DARRELYN%20A)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7951° N, 118.1157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90815, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101LL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=101LL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101LL-1995-03-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX95LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA059), Dec 22, 1994: Cessna 185A (N101LL), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft both during the landing and the attempted rejected landing maneuver.
- [NTSB DEN77DTE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE30), Apr 1, 1977: Cessna 185A (N101LL), Englewood, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN76DTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC09), Aug 3, 1975: Cessna 185A (N101LL), Casper, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71DPJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPJ26-159710), Dec 9, 1970: Cessna 185 (N101LL), Buffalo, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19941222044179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941222044179A), Dec 22, 1994: Cessna 185A (N101LL), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Veered sharply on three point landing. Tried go around but settled to runway and ground looped.
- [Accident 19770401007769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770401007769A), Apr 1, 1977: Cessna 185A (N101LL), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Inadvertent right brake application. One hr PIC in make and model.
- [Accident 19750803024269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803024269A), Aug 3, 1975: Cessna 185A (N101LL), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Left main wheel outer half failed thru undetected crack in rim. Tt on wheel unknown.PN162-4.

## Other aircraft with N101LL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101LL): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843367, built 2000

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