# N21369: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1985-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18503055
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1981
- Last registry action: January 8, 1985
- Mode S code: A1C7F3
- Owners when cancelled: [Cape Smythe Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20SMYTHE%20AIR%20SERVICE), [R L And Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20L%20AND%20COMPANY), [Decker Donovan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20DONOVAN), [Decker Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20ANNE), [Al Don Dusting Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AL%20DON%20DUSTING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Barrow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Barrow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99723, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21369
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21369
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21369-1985-01-08

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 A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC81DAA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA36), Sep 22, 1981: Cessna 185 (N21369), Umiat, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA037), Jan 28, 1979: Cessna 185 (N21369), Point Hope, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19810922061629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922061629A), Sep 22, 1981: Cessna A185F (N21369), Umiat, AK, Substantial damage. Raised flaps on initial climb after takeoff, airplane settled, tried to turn back. Wing hit water. Cartwheeled.
- [Incident 19790824032699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824032699I), Aug 24, 1979: Cessna A185F (N21369), Alaktak, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft flipped over after heavy braking on wet grass runway.
- [Accident 19790128001759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001759A), Jan 28, 1979: Cessna 185 (N21369), Point Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff diagonally across runway due to crosswind. Hit snow drift, lost directional control.

## Other aircraft with N21369

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21369): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281292, built 2003

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