# N24GS: 1976 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2011-09-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 9, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, 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: 185-03093
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1976
- Last registry action: February 28, 2003
- Mode S code: A22E4D
- Location: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4447° N, 104.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80631, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24GS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24GS-2011-09-09

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 DEN02GA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02GA102), Sep 4, 2002: Cessna A185F (N24GS), Howard, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the terrain. Contributing factors were the clear air turbulent weather condition, and the high density altitude condition.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20020904024409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020904024409A), Sep 4, 2002: Cessna A185F (N24GS), Salida, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed Harriet Alexander field (0V2) with partial fuel load, 1 pax, and cargo at 0640 on 09/04/02. Weather breifing obtained from telephone…

## Other aircraft with N24GS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24GS): George Medve GEORGIA SPECIAL, S/N 2020

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