# N185SH: 1975 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2011-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 18502782
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1975
- Last registry action: April 13, 1992
- Mode S code: A154D7
- Location: [Souderton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Souderton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3035° N, 75.3379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18964, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185SH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185SH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185SH-2011-06-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (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 NYC89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA017), Oct 23, 1988: Cessna A185F (N185SH), Trumbauersville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND A SWING SET, FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DETERMINE THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND TO…
- [NTSB ANC78FAA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA27), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna 185 (N185SH), Unalakleet, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19881023048749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881023048749A), Oct 23, 1988: Cessna A185F (N185SH), Trumbauersville, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Struck trees in residential area during forced landing. Fuel in off position on takeoff.
- [Accident 19780707025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707025229A), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna A185F (N185SH), Unalakleet, AK, Substantial damage. Brake sysm nipple fitting over torqued causing loss of hyd press. Ed brakes in flt.
- [Accident 19760808029659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808029659A), Aug 8, 1976: Cessna A185F (N185SH), AK, Substantial damage

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