# N185GK: 1978 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2023-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 18503687
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2001
- Last registry action: September 21, 2022
- Mode S code: A153DF
- Owner when cancelled: [Stearns Cheryl A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEARNS%20CHERYL%20A)
- Location: [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2720° N, 80.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28214, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185GK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185GK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185GK-2023-02-11

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 WPR20CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA250), Aug 3, 2020: Cessna A185 (N185GK), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive speed while landing on a wet grass runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.

## 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 20200803013369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200803013369A), Aug 3, 2020: Cessna A185F (N185GK), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed at private airstrip she was unfamiliar with. Upon landing the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft in time and the aircraft rolled into a fence…

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