# N1738R: 1974 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1977-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 02458
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A127D2
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Ventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20VENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6183° N, 122.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98004, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1738R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1738R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738R-1977-11-07

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 SEA77FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA049), Aug 21, 1977: Cessna 185 (N1738R), Hansville, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19770821028879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821028879A), Aug 21, 1977: Cessna A185E (N1738R), Hansville, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Parts rcvrd 8/22/77 & 11/15/77. 1 pax recovered,other injuries presumed.

## Other aircraft with N1738R

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738R-2021-05-08): Cessna U206G, S/N U20604588, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Laughlin Acquisitions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUGHLIN%20ACQUISITIONS%20LLC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- [Cancelled 2010-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738R-2010-02-01): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608799, built 2007. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Elliott Aviation Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIOTT%20AVIATION%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)
- [Cancelled 1977-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1738R-1977-11-10): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502458, built 1974. Sale reported. Owner: [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)

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