# N3991Q: 1973 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18502217
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1989
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A4A6C2
- Owners when cancelled: [Tucker Johnie D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUCKER%20JOHNIE%20D), [Ranney Steven](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANNEY%20STEVEN)
- Location: [Cordova, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Cordova)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1174° N, 147.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99574, within about 32 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3991Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3991Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3991Q-2012-11-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ANC83LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA099), Jun 18, 1983: Cessna 185 (N3991Q), (N) Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19890913034849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890913034849A), Sep 13, 1989: Cessna 185 (N3991Q), Rocky Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Flipped on water landing.
- [Accident 19830617031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617031159A), Jun 17, 1983: Cessna 185 (N3991Q), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. No brakes on landing. Groung looped to avoid end of runway and parked aircraft. Brake cylinder plugs had fallen out
- [Accident 19830616076159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616076159A), Jun 16, 1983: Cessna 185 (N3991Q), Skentna, AK, Substantial damage. No brakes landing on gravel strip. Ground looped to avoid overrun. Claims brake cylinder plugs loosened by unknown.

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