# N21753: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1995-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18503066
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1988
- Last registry action: May 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A1D6A6
- Owners when cancelled: [4 W Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/4%20W%20AIR), [Woodin Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODIN%20BILL), [Woodin Sheryl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODIN%20SHERYL)
- Location: [Soldotna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Soldotna)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 60.3715° N, 150.9989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99669, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21753
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21753
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21753-1995-07-13

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 ANC91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA151), Sep 23, 1991: Cessna A185F (N21753), Koliganek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB ANC82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA097), Sep 23, 1982: Cessna 185 (N21753), Near Barrow, 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 19910923042819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910923042819A), Sep 23, 1991: Cessna A185F (N21753), Koliganek, AK, Substantial damage. Settled after liftoff from a lake, ran out of lake,jerked aircraft into air to miss 5 foot shoreline and overturned
- [Incident 19900702037389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900702037389I), Jul 2, 1990: Cessna 185F (N21753), Cape Douglas, AK. Engine lost RPM and oil pressure. Shut it down and made a safe water landing. Cylinder head cracked.
- [Accident 19820923050089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923050089A), Sep 23, 1982: Cessna A185F (N21753), Chip River, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck two foot deep snowdrift during landing which caused nose over.

## Other aircraft with N21753

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21753): Nanchang China CJ-6, S/N 4232010, built 1992
- [Cancelled 1948-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21753-1948-06-30): Vultee 51-D, S/N 140. Owner: [Hugh Mc L Fenwick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGH%20MC%20L%20FENWICK), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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