# N185: 1961 Cessna 185, registration cancelled 2025-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0154
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1962
- Certificate issued: May 6, 2015
- Last registry action: May 12, 2023
- Mode S code: A1533E
- Owner when cancelled: [Jcl Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JCL%20CORP)
- Location: [Great Falls, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Great%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6318° N, 111.3289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59404, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185-2025-04-10

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 185: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185.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 WPR20CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA149), May 17, 2020: Cessna 185 (N185), Winifred, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadequate flare that resulted in a bounced landing and the pilot's subsequent delayed decision to go-around that did not allow for sufficient clearance from trees when the airplane was affected…

## 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 20200517000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200517000909A), May 17, 2020: Cessna 185 (N185), Winifred, MT, Substantial damage. While attempting to land on an un-improved runway, the pilot bounced twice and drifted to the right due to a gust of wind. The pilot input Left rudder but…

## Other aircraft with N185

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502582, built 1974
- [Cancelled 1980-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185-1980-05-14): Cessna T337G, S/N P3370201, built 1975. Owner: [Terhune Robert C Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TERHUNE%20ROBERT%20C%20JR), [Kent, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kent)

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