# N185RL: Cessna 185B, registration cancelled 2001-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1850529
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1999
- Last registry action: March 2, 1999
- Mode S code: A154C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Chew Scott E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEW%20SCOTT%20E)
- Location: [Estes Park, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Estes%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3979° N, 105.6149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80517, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185RL-2001-02-14

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 185B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b.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 DEN00LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA103), Jun 6, 2000: Cessna 185B (N185RL), Moab, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: The fire in the engine compartment for unknown reason.

## 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 20000606006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000606006139A), Jun 6, 2000: Cessna 185B (N185RL), Moab, UT, No damage. (-23) On Tuesday, June 6, 2000 at approximately 0800 MDT Cessna 185 N185RL, piloted by scott e. chew, holder of FAA pilot certificate #523135832 aborted his…

## Other aircraft with N185RL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185RL): DJI AGRAS T100, S/N 1581F8ZLC25B50029G75
- [Cancelled 2021-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185RL-2021-01-19): Cessna A185F, S/N 18503348, built 1977. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [India Charlie Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDIA%20CHARLIE%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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