# N2748J: 1969 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 1974-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-1498
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1970
- Mode S code: A2B8D1
- Owner when cancelled: [Homer Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOMER%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Homer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Homer)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 59.5385° N, 151.1869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99603, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2748J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2748J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748J-1974-07-24

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 A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.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 ANC73AA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA045), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 185E (N2748J), Homer, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19730430010949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430010949A), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna A185E (N2748J), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Lost ctl in steep l climbing turn just after tkof from short beach strip. Gusting to 15K.

## Other aircraft with N2748J

- [Cancelled 2000-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748J-2000-04-10): Cessna 402C, S/N 402C0244. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Hartford Holding Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTFORD%20HOLDING%20CORP), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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