# N169E: Cessna 185A, registration cancelled 1972-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 1972
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 1850430
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1969
- Mode S code: A11381
- Owner when cancelled: [Schell Donald & Sorren William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHELL%20DONALD%20%26%20SORREN%20WILLIAM)
- Location: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=169E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169E-1972-03-10

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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 MIA71AM106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM106), May 31, 1971: Cessna 185A (N169E), Charltte Amlie, VI, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0149), Aug 6, 1966: Cessna 185A (N169E), Boonville, NY, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N169E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169E): Helio H-250, S/N 2531, built 1966

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