# N185SA: 1986 Surling John Terry SIDEWINDER, registration cancelled 2013-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Surling John Terry SIDEWINDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/surling-john-terry-sidewinder) (registry code 05649AV)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 212478
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 1986
- Certificate issued: October 9, 1985
- Last registry action: November 11, 1988
- Mode S code: A154D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Surline John Terry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SURLINE%20JOHN%20TERRY)
- Location: [Littleton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Littleton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6160° N, 105.0694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185SA-2013-06-12

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 Surling John Terry SIDEWINDER: https://openairdocs.org/model/surling-john-terry-sidewinder.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 DEN88DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DQA03), Mar 12, 1988: Surline Sidewinder (N185SA), Moriarty, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19880312017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880312017749A), Mar 12, 1988: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER (N185SA), Moriarty, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost the propeller en route. Stalled and spun into ground. Lack of a reinforcement plate allowed prop seperation.

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