# N2659Z: 1964 Cessna 185C, registration cancelled 1972-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 185C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (registry code 2072808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0659
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1968
- Mode S code: A2953B
- Owner when cancelled: [Higgs Jere W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGGS%20JERE%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Baton Rouge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Baton%20Rouge)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2659Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2659Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2659Z-1972-04-10

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 185C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c.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 FTW72AF053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF053), Feb 15, 1972: Cessna 185C (N2659Z), Marksville, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2659Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2659Z): Cessna 152, S/N 15284521, built 1980

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