# N333WL: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2013-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18504127
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 1980
- Last registry action: March 28, 1991
- Mode S code: A3A2F3
- Location: [Farmington, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Farmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7382° N, 108.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87401, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333WL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=333WL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333WL-2013-03-26

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 A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.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 FTW85LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA348), Sep 13, 1985: Cessna A185F (N333WL), Catahoula, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850913044969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850913044969A), Sep 13, 1985: Cessna A185F (N333WL), Catahoula, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Attempted takeoff from bayou with insufficient straight length. Unable to climb over trees. Impacted water inverted
- [Incident 19850218009639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218009639I), Feb 18, 1985: Cessna A185F (N333WL), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Struck underwater object during takeoff. Fluid seen leaking from float. Landed gear up. Left float collapsed.

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