# N185JV: 1976 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- 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: 18503213
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1986
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A1541B
- Owner when cancelled: [Durrett Dewey B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DURRETT%20DEWEY%20B)
- Location: [Belington, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Belington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0296° N, 79.9704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26250, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185JV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185JV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185JV-2018-01-11

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 BFO91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA067), Jul 9, 1991: Cessna A185F (N185JV), Norton, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE LOST OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 19910709026659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709026659A), Jul 9, 1991: Cessna A185F (N185JV), Norton, WV, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Crash landed in trees on rich mountain. No useable fuel on board.

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