# N1620M: Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 1972-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 1972
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18501836
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1972
- Mode S code: A0FB80
- Owner when cancelled: [Robertson Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTSON%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1620M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1620M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1620M-1972-05-02

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 A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.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 FTW71FRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD49), Jun 1, 1971: Cessna A185E (N1620M), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1620M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1620M): Misch David M ROTORWAY EXEC 162-F, S/N 6520
- [Cancelled 1950-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1620M-1950-12-15): Curtiss Wright C-46, S/N 107, built 1947. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Earl Douglas Aircraft Sales Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EARL%20DOUGLAS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20CO), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)

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