# N2579Z: Cessna 185B, registration cancelled 1974-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 1974
- 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: 185-0579
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1967
- Mode S code: A2752A
- Owner when cancelled: [Samuelson John R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAMUELSON%20JOHN%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Bethel, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethel)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2579Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2579Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2579Z-1974-03-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ANC71DAG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG05-109805), Jul 17, 1970: Cessna 185 (N2579Z), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2579Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2579Z): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-440
- [Cancelled 1980-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2579Z-1980-07-11): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-8054056. Exported to Belgium. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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