# N121BJ: 1974 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2005-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 18502618
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 1975
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1981
- Last registry action: May 11, 1985
- Mode S code: A0578B
- Owner when cancelled: [Duplantier David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUPLANTIER%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9447° N, 90.1257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70118, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121BJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121BJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121BJ-2005-08-03

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 FTW83LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA069), Dec 27, 1982: Cessna A185F (N121BJ), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19821227066939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821227066939A), Dec 27, 1982: Cessna A185F (N121BJ), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Engine quit over city. Struck wires light pole and an auto landing on a street. One empty tank. No mechanical.

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