# N21749: 1976 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1982-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18503065
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 16, 1979
- Mode S code: A1D689
- Owner when cancelled: [Clark Dale David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20DALE%20DAVID)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21749
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21749
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21749-1982-11-05

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 (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 ANC81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA001), Oct 6, 1980: Cessna 185F (N21749), Le Duc Lake, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19801006057489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006057489A), Oct 6, 1980: Cessna A185F (N21749), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Made downwind turn over shore from water takeoff. Hit downdraft in near verticalbank. Hit trees. Misjudgement.
- [Incident 19781114026849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781114026849I), Nov 14, 1978: Cessna 185 (N21749), Ketchikan, AK. Forced landing after engine quit. Cause undetermined.

## Other aircraft with N21749

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21749): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281348, built 2004

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