# N2248T: 1968 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2026-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 185-1406
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1968
- Last registry action: April 7, 2025
- Mode S code: A1F35F
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2248T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2248T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2248T-2026-07-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 CEN24LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA316), Aug 14, 2024: Cessna A185E (N2248T), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination of the fuel system which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate preflight.
- [NTSB ANC01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA088), Jul 7, 2001: Cessna 185 (N2248T), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to abort a landing resulting in an overrun. Factors in the accident were the pilot's diverted attention, and gusty wind conditions.

## 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 20240814012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240814012729A), Aug 14, 2024: Cessna A185E (N2248T), Eveleth, MN, Substantial damage. PIC departed seaplane base by water taxing across the lake for take off into the wind. Engine lost power just after takeoff from lake. Aircraft was…
- [Accident 20010707038579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010707038579A), Jul 7, 2001: Cessna A185E (N2248T), Cantwell, AK, No damage. (-23) The student pilot was flying his own float-equipped airplane, as a flight of two airplanes, on a cross-country flight from anchorage, Alaska to…
- [Incident 19860501040129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860501040129I), May 1, 1986: Cessna A185E (N2248T), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft veered during downwind landing and wing contacted the runway.

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