# N185M: 1981 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2008-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2008
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 18504264
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1995
- Last registry action: January 4, 2008
- Mode S code: A15452
- Location: Nanaimo Bc, Canada
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185M-2008-02-11

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 A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC07LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA035), May 2, 2007: Cessna A185F (N185M), Haines, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The main landing gear attachment bolts to the right ski sheared during the landing roll in deep snow, resulting in a nose down, and structural damage to the right wing and aileron.
- [NTSB ANC00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA105), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna 185 (N185M), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total fatigue failure of the right main landing gear leg.
- [NTSB SEA86LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA192), Aug 4, 1986: Cessna 185FII (N185M), Reno, NV, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20070501007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070501007469A), May 1, 2007: Cessna A185F (N185M), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Owner/operator reported aircraft nosed over on landing grand plateau glacier after right ski dug into snow and axle bolts pulled nuts off bolt. Damage to…
- [Accident 20000816042379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000816042379A), Aug 16, 2000: Cessna A185F (N185M), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During a beach landing, the right wheel struck a rock, breaking the right gear leg at the axle. The right gear leg dug into the sand, tearing off at the…
- [Accident 19860803036849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803036849A), Aug 3, 1986: Cessna A185F (N185M), Reno, NV, Destroyed. Unable to maintain climb after takeoff. Collided with ground. Aircraft over gross weight. Density altitude a factor.
- [Incident 19840923064949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840923064949I), Sep 23, 1984: Cessna A185F (N185M), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

## Other aircraft with N185M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185M): Cessna A185F, S/N 18503532, built 1978

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