# N34GE: 1980 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2020-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18504129
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 18, 2016
- Last registry action: September 26, 2018
- Mode S code: A3BB90
- Owner when cancelled: [Dennis John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENNIS%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Copperopolis, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Copperopolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9073° N, 120.6883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95228, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34GE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=34GE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34GE-2020-01-06

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 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 GAA19CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA523), Sep 3, 2019: Cessna A185 (N34GE), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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