# N181U: 1962 Cessna 185A, registration cancelled 1976-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 1976
- 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: 185-0341
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1974
- Mode S code: A14625
- Owner when cancelled: [Repke Jon Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REPKE%20JON%20EDWARD)
- Location: [St Thomas, VI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VI/St%20Thomas)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=181U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181U-1976-06-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 MIA76DKA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKA03), Feb 25, 1976: Cessna 185 (N181U), St Thomas, VI, destroyed

## 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 19760225009649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760225009649A), Feb 25, 1976: Cessna 185A (N181U), St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Destroyed

## Other aircraft with N181U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181U): Cessna 182R, S/N 18268135, built 1981

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