# N185XX: Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2015-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- 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: 1851261
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1993
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1995
- Last registry action: March 14, 2008
- Mode S code: A15562
- Owner when cancelled: [Hoelke Frederick F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOELKE%20FREDERICK%20F)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7568° N, 95.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185XX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185XX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185XX-2015-12-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.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 FTW97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA028), Oct 24, 1996: Cessna A185E (N185XX), Giddings, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as result of an oil leak due to a pinched 'O' ring in the oil filter. Factors were the improper installation of the oil filter, and the lack of suitable terrain for the…

## 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 19961024046309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961024046309A), Oct 24, 1996: Cessna A185E (N185XX), Giddings, TX, No damage. (-23) On oct. 24, 1996 at 1607 central daylight time, a Cessna 185E, N185XX, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Giddings, TX. The airplane…

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