# N14ED: 1972 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18502107
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 19, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2017
- Last registry action: May 2, 2017
- Mode S code: A0A0BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Conch Republic Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONCH%20REPUBLIC%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Cudjoe Key, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cudjoe%20Key)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 24.6653° N, 81.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33042, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14ED
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14ED
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14ED-2020-09-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 GAA18CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA388), Jul 1, 2018: Cessna A185 (N14ED), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the wheels of the amphibious airplane on takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over when the airplane landed on water with the wheels extended. Contributing to the accident…

## 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 20180701015809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180701015809A), Jul 1, 2018: Cessna A185F (N14ED), Miami, FL, Destroyed. When: July 1, 2018 @ 15:30 EST Where: Cessna A185F, registration N14ED with the pilot being the sole occupant on board flying, took off from fort lauderdale…

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