# N183Z: 1975 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- 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: 18502671
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1975
- Last registry action: November 6, 1982
- Mode S code: A14E10
- Owner when cancelled: [Alan Randolph W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALAN%20RANDOLPH%20W)
- Location: [Greybull, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Greybull)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5172° N, 108.0324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82426, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=183Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N183Z-2013-07-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (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 ANC81DAG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG37), May 26, 1981: Cessna A185F (N183Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FUJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ19), Dec 21, 1977: Cessna 185F (N183Z), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810526028519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810526028519A), May 26, 1981: Cessna A185F (N183Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft gear struck sign along side taxiway and collapsed when pilot moved to make way for another aircraft.
- [Accident 19771221038879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771221038879A), Dec 21, 1977: Cessna A185F (N183Z), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. R seat tkof. R rudder pedal collapsed.

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