# N1850R: 1974 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1980-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 1980
- 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: 18502565
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1977
- Mode S code: A155A7
- Owner when cancelled: [Modern Furniture Co Of Elizabethton Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MODERN%20FURNITURE%20CO%20OF%20ELIZABETHTON%20INC)
- Location: [Elizabethton, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Elizabethton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3704° N, 82.1225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37643, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1850R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1850R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1850R-1980-07-01

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 (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 FTW80FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA022), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna A185F (N1850R), Venice, LA, destroyed, 2 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 19791215036739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215036739A), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna A185F (N1850R), Venice, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft departed in adverse weather. Witnesses saw acft returning at low alt. Acft hit radio tower guy wires.

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