# N120KM: 1979 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2014-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2014
- Exported to: Russia
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18503720
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1997
- Last registry action: November 12, 2013
- Mode S code: A0549F
- Location: [Deland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0572° N, 81.2256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32724, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120KM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120KM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120KM-2014-03-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.md

## 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 ANC06LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA024), Mar 6, 2006: Cessna 185 (N120KM), Ely, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a quartering tailwind while taxiing, which resulted in a loss of control and an on ground encounter with terrain. A factor in the accident was the quartering…

## 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 20060306003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060306003119A), Mar 6, 2006: Cessna A185F (N120KM), Ely, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 6, 2006, at 8:15 am, the pilot [privacy data omitted] taxied his Cessna 185 from the ramp at the Ely, NV airport for departure. As he was…

## Other aircraft with N120KM

- [Cancelled 1992-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120KM-1992-09-16): Molczan KM1, S/N 1524. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Molczan Kenneth F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOLCZAN%20KENNETH%20F), [Cornelius, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Cornelius)

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