# N1997U: 1972 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2013-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2013
- 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: 18501766
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1995
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1982
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A18CFA
- Owner when cancelled: [Trans Gulf Seaplane Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20GULF%20SEAPLANE%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0809° N, 89.8134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70129, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1997U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1997U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1997U-2013-07-18

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX6557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6557), Jun 16, 1995: INDICATOR. DEFECTIVE. WHILE CHECKING MAGNETO TO ENGINE TIMING, DISCOVERED WHEN THE TIMING MARK ON THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE SHEAVE, P/N 635165, WAS LINED UP WITH THE TIMING MARKS ON THE E
- [SDR 95ZZZX5985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5985), Jun 16, 1995: CYLINDER. FAILED. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, THE NR 5 CYLINDER WAS FOUND CRACKED BETWEEN THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE AND INJECTOR NOZZLE HOLE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MAG

## 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.

- [Incident 19950620029509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950620029509I), Jun 20, 1995: Cessna A185E (N1997U), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. On touchdown in canal. Loud noise. Slew to right. Left wing tip hit water. Found float assembly chain failed.

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