# N1987U: 1970 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)
- 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: 18501745
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1976
- Certificate issued: June 11, 2002
- Last registry action: December 2, 2005
- Mode S code: A18943
- Owner when cancelled: [Confer Mark W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONFER%20MARK%20W)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1900° N, 149.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99504, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1987U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1987U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1987U-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 (3)

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 ANC02LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA119), Sep 11, 2002: Cessna 185 (N1987U), Mc Grath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was a variable wind condition.
- [NTSB ANC98LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA132), Aug 30, 1998: Cessna 185E (N1987U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ANC98LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA030), Mar 24, 1998: Cessna 185E (N1987U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20020911023539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020911023539A), Sep 11, 2002: Cessna A185E (N1987U), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 11, 2002, about 1300 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1987U, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a…
- [Accident 19980829022349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980829022349A), Aug 29, 1998: Cessna A185E (N1987U), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The airline transport pilot was landing a tailwheel equipped airplane on a paved, dry runway. The pilot stated that on initial touchdown, the airplane…
- [Accident 19980324006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324006869A), Mar 24, 1998: Cessna A185E (N1987U), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Touch and go on 06. Reported right wheel locked on touchdown. Ground looped. (.4)the pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings on runway 6 in a…
- [Accident 19800412009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412009109A), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 185E (N1987U), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Heavily loaded seaplane would not climb after takeoff. Aborted. Seaplane ran upon beach.

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