# N1966U: Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2012-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18501689
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 1970
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2000
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A181B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcrae David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCRAE%20DAVID)
- Location: [Port Alsworth, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Alsworth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99653, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1966U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1966U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1966U-2012-08-20

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 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 ANC02LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA003), Oct 5, 2001: Cessna 185 (N1966U), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate and subsequent hard landing during the landing flare/touchdown. A factor in the accident was glassy water conditions.

## 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 20011005037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011005037389A), Oct 5, 2001: Cessna 185E (N1966U), Portalsworth, AK, No damage. (-23) On October 5, 2001 at about 1030 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1966U, sustained substantial damage when it collided with…

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