# N185BT: 1976 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 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: 18503070
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1984
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1985
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A1536A
- Owner when cancelled: [Royal Services Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYAL%20SERVICES%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Fort Richardson, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fort%20Richardson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2846° N, 149.6534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99505, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185BT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185BT-2013-09-12

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 ANC88FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA083), Jul 4, 1988: Cessna 185 (N185BT), Whittier, AK, substantial damage, 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 19880704025659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704025659A), Jul 4, 1988: Cessna A185F (N185BT), Whittier, AK, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. Impact on glacier on cloud obscured mountain. Indicates level impact during a pitchup. Trying to go through a pass.

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