# N185K: 1971 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2008-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- 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: 18501887
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1971
- Certificate issued: October 11, 2003
- Last registry action: January 25, 2008
- Mode S code: A15420
- Owners when cancelled: [Knapp Rebecca L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNAPP%20REBECCA%20L), [Miller Gary M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20GARY%20M)
- Location: [Parker, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Parker)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5108° N, 104.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80138, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185K-2008-01-29

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 A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN04LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA071), May 8, 2004: Cessna A185E (N185K), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which failed to verify an adequate fuel supply and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The inadequate indication of…
- [NTSB SEA96LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA193), Aug 15, 1996: Cessna A185E (N185K), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane and runway alignment during the takeoff roll. Factors relating to the accident were: the crosswind, and possible dragging of the…

## 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 20040508008989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040508008989A), May 8, 2004: Cessna A185E (N185K), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 8, 2004 Cessna N185K crashed short of runway 17L at Centennial Airport, Colorado. The private pilot and his passenger were seriously injured. The…
- [Accident 19960815046039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960815046039A), Aug 15, 1996: Cessna A185E (N185K), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot landed to the west at a private airstrip, using moderate braking to stop on a steep downhill portion of the runway. He backtaxied and loaded his…

## Other aircraft with N185K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185K): Cessna A185E, S/N 18501890, built 1971
- [Cancelled 1979-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185K-1979-04-16): Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2, S/N 563, built 1964. Owner: [Air America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20AMERICA%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1948-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185K-1948-02-02): Monocoupe 90, S/N 519, built 1930. Owner: [Butterfield Albert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTTERFIELD%20ALBERT), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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