# N22901: 1976 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- 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: 18503077
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1980
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A204E2
- Owner when cancelled: [Lentsch William J.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LENTSCH%20WILLIAM%20J.)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22901
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=22901
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22901-2017-06-21

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 ANC88LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA054), May 6, 1988: Cessna 185F (N22901), Hunter Creek, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78DNC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNC40), Jul 21, 1978: Cessna 185 (N22901), St Albans, VT, substantial damage

## 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 19880506013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880506013199A), May 6, 1988: Cessna A185F (N22901), Hunter Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear leg failed due to fatigue while landing. Aircraft ground looped.
- [Accident 19780721024479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721024479A), Jul 21, 1978: Cessna A185F (N22901), St Albans, VT, Substantial damage. PIC was making approach to landing over water to an unlighted str

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