# N185CF: Cessna 185F, registration cancelled 2013-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185f) (registry code 2072820)
- Serial number: 185-02676
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 3, 1998
- Last registry action: January 7, 2008
- Mode S code: A15377
- Owner when cancelled: [Pruhs J Dana](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRUHS%20J%20DANA)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1903° N, 149.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99517, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185CF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185CF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185CF-2013-07-02

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 185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185f.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 ANC02LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA110), Sep 1, 2002: Cessna 185 (N185CF), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the area weather conditions, and his subsequent inability to maintain terrain clearance upon encountering a downdraft, which resulted in an in-flight collision…

## 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 20020901025869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901025869A), Sep 1, 2002: Cessna 185F (N185CF), Portalsworth, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On 9/01/2002 about 0900 adt, a float-equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N185CF, sustained damage during a collision with terrain, about 14 miles southeast of…
- [Incident 19900518057589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900518057589I), May 18, 1990: Cessna 185F (N185CF), St Helens, OR, Minor damage. During water taxi to dock, wing struck a houseboat.

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