# N2531Z: 1963 Cessna 185B, registration cancelled 1969-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 1969
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0531
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 14, 1968
- Mode S code: A26536
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller Airmotive Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20AIRMOTIVE%20INC)
- Location: [Reed City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Reed%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2531Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2531Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2531Z-1969-05-12

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 185B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b.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 CHI66D0605](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0605), Feb 16, 1966: Cessna 185 (N2531Z), Marion, IN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2531Z

- [Cancelled 2011-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2531Z-2011-06-06): Bell 407, S/N 53547. Assigned (import), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1982-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2531Z-1982-07-21): Bellanca 7KCAB, S/N 617-77, built 1977. Owner: [Miller Scott D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20SCOTT%20D), [Belle Chase, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Belle%20Chase)

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