# N185TG: 1978 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2018-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18503713
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 26, 2014
- Last registry action: September 26, 2014
- Mode S code: A154EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Holman Terry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMAN%20TERRY%20L)
- Location: [Spokane Valley, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6732° N, 117.2394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane Valley, WA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185TG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185TG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185TG-2018-04-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 GAA16CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA375), Jun 26, 2016: Cessna A185 (N185TG), Hayden Lake, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious airplane's land-wheels prior to landing on a lake, which resulted in a nose over.

## 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 20160626006659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160626006659A), Jun 26, 2016: Cessna A185F (N185TG), Hayden, ID, Substantial damage. N185TG a 1978 Cessna 185 configured with amphibious floats received substantial damage during a water landing on Hayden lake located in north Idaho. The wheels…
- [Incident 20060509007259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060509007259I), May 9, 2006: Cessna A185F (N185TG), Northway, AK, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] landed in Northway on amphibioius floats with the gear up.

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