# N2550Z: 1963 Cessna 185B, registration cancelled 2019-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (registry code 17236)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0550
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: August 7, 2007
- Certificate issued: July 17, 2015
- Last registry action: July 17, 2015
- Mode S code: A26C81
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Fred E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20FRED%20E)
- Location: [Big Lake, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Big%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5160° N, 149.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99652, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2550Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2550Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550Z-2019-01-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (4)

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 ANC13CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA028), Mar 5, 2013: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Flat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting, variable wind conditions during initial climb after takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC90LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA145), Aug 15, 1990: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT INSIDE WHEEL BEARING, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
- [NTSB ANC76DAG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG91), Jan 26, 1976: Cessna 185 (N2550Z), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC73DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG01), Jul 2, 1972: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20130305003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130305003269A), Mar 5, 2013: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Iditarod, AK, Substantial damage. The airman over flew the Airstrip prior to landing, stayed on the ground for at least an hour and evaluated the Airstrip conditions and squirrely winds. Prior…
- [Accident 19900814035759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814035759A), Aug 14, 1990: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Left wheel locked up on landing. Caused a ground loop. Wheel bearing fractured. Wheels installed by pilot.
- [Incident 19800626049019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626049019I), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Red Devil, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after landing on recently bladed dirt strip. Soft spot turned him into a gravel berm
- [Accident 19760126002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760126002009A), Jan 26, 1976: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Frozen lake covered with snow & volcanic ash.

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